VGC.Bloomsbury,2009.First UK paperback edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Small format paperback(two small stain marks and colour marks on the edges of the cover,small nicks and creases on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w plates.Illustrations by Portia Rosenberg.Nice and clean pages with small nicks on the outer edges,some creases,nicks and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages,small stain mark on the edges of the last page of the book.1014pp.A collectable first edition.