Fine condition.Constable,1996.First UK edition-first printing.The book is Signed by the Author on the title page.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges.Nice and clean book as new with light shelf wear.288pp including index.Price un-clipped.A collectable signed first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: An account of Courtauld's travels and experiences as a Queen's Messenger, which recounts the two year period in which he voyaged half a million miles to over forty different countries.