VGC plus/GC plus. Doubleday,2007. First UK hardback edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, small nick and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus, with Dj (small tears, chipped, nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover, stain mark inside the edges of the Dj cover) in GC plus. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks on the outer edges, two small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with some shelf wear on the Dj cover. 584pp.Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book (approx. 1.2 Kg).