Near fine condition.Puffin Books,2003.First edition-first printing.Black hardback(red lettering to the spine,two small nicks inside the edge of the front cover) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new but slightly tainted on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.331pp. Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition-first printing. This is another paragraph Product Description: Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom; but he's taking on more than a bunch of fairies when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the Lep-Recon (lower elements police reconnaissance unit).