Near fine condition.HarperCollins,1995.First US edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Grey hardback with blue borders(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover)with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w map inside the front and back cover.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper.Nice and clean book as new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.356pp including A Historical note.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.