Near fine/VGC.Bloomsbury,2005.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, two small dents and nicks on the edge of the cover and spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(small colour mark inside the edge of the Dj cover, a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated inside the front and back cover,full colour photographs,b/w drawings.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small marks on the outer edges, small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 378pp including Bibliography,index of conributions.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book (approx. 1.1 Kg).