VGC.Philomel Books, 2003. First USA edition-first impression(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). The book is Signed by the Author inside the half-title page. Cream hardback with blue borders (small marks, ink marks and nicks on the cover and spine, silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two tears, small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings,maps. Illustrations by David Elliot. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small marks on the outer edges, small creases on the edges of the pages, two very small colour marks and ink marks on the edges of the front and back covers and endpapers. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 374pp.Price un-clipped. A collectable signed first edition.