Near fine condition.John Wiley and Sons,1996.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Large format blue hardback(silver lettering on the front cover and spine, small nick on the cover) with Dj(two creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings,maps.Nice and clean pages with a small mark and a couple of ink marks on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Nice and clean book exempt for the mark on the outer edges of the pages.214pp including Author's note(includes his printed signature).A collecatble first edition.Heavy book.