VGC. Alfred a Knopf, 1987. First US edition-first impression. Grey hardback with stone borders(silver lettering on the front cover and spine, two small dents on the edges of the back cover) with Dj(two small tears on the edges of the front Dj cover, a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos,maps.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages, rough cut edges on the outer edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.704pp including Appendices 1 to 3, abbreviations,notes,bibliography,index.Heavy book (approx. 1.2 kg).