Near fine condition.Viking,2007.First edition-first printing (1).Blue hardback(small nick and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with small ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages.497pp including Appendices,sources and permissions,select bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.First edition.heavy book(approx 1.1 Kg).