Near fine condition.Macmillan,2001.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,drawings,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with two small nicks on the edges of the pages,inscription and pencil mark impression inside the front endpaper,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Nice and clean book except for the written inscription.323pp including Note on sources,notes,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.