Near fine condition.Hodder and Stoughton,2008.First UK edition-first printing (1). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,two small nick and dent on the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w map.Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 502pp including Author's note,character list,glossary,select bibliography.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.