Fine condition.Puffin Books,2011.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(two small nicks,crease and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is new with a ink mark on the outer edges.455pp including Glossary.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition-first printing.Heavy book. This is another paragraph About the Author: Rick Riordan is an award-winning writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006, and made into a blockbuster film in 2010. The series has gone on to become a chart-topping success.