VGC.Michael Joseph,2008.First edition-first printing.Black hardback(a couple of dents,small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine,gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of creases,small nicks and scratch on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w maps.Nice and clean pages with a small mark,nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges,some creases and slightly damp on the edges of some of the pages,small mark inside the first page of the book.420pp including Appendix,glossary,list of Emperors in the First Half of the Third Cntury AD,list of characters.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.