Near fine condition.Century,2005.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Large format black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos,drawings,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a small mark on the outer edges,a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edges of the first blank page of the book.511pp including Postscript,appendices 1 to 4,bibliography,notes and references,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Please note: This is heavy book(approx 1.8 Kg).