Near fine condition.Bloomsbury,2000.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.407pp including Kist of Acronyms,notes,select bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.First edition.Heavy book.