Near fine condition.Bloomsbury,1990.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the back cover) with Dj(a couple of nicks,creases,small ink mark and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings,maps.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.501pp including Appendices 1 to 4,glossary,note to readers,notes,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.First edition.Heavy book.