Near fine condition.Century,1997.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases,nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages but slightly yellow on the outer edges,a couple of small creases,nick and light shelf wear on the edge of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover.408pp including Footnotes,bibliography,subject index,index of first author citations.Price un-clipped.