Near fine condition. HarperCollins,2007. First edition-first printing (1).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj (two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour,b/w photos,drawings,folded map. Illustrations by Alan Lee. Nice and clean pages as new with two small marks on the edges of the back endpaper, two small ink marks on the outer edges of the pages.314pp including Appendix,list of names, note on the map. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition.