Near fine condition.Hodder and Stoughton,1998.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(a couple of creases,small nicks and scratch on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges,two large creases and ink mark on the edges of the pages.440pp.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.