VGC.Constable,1999.First edition-2nd reprint.Blue hardback(watermark on the edges of the back cover,silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(large watermark inside the edges of the back Dj cover, small tear,some nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.The book is in VGC except for the watermarks.273pp including List of illustrations,foreword by Reinhold Messner,Chris Bonington's climbing record,select bibliography,index.Price clipped.Heavy book.