VGC. Michael Joseph, 1998. First UK edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, small nicks,dent and scratches on the cover and spine) with Dj(two small tears, some creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with a colour map inside the front and back cover. Nice and clean pages but with ink marks and slightly tainted on the outer edges, small nicks and slightly tainted on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 675pp.Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book (approx. 1.3 Kg).