Near fine condition.Headline,1997.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Green hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small creases and a nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pageas as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,a couple of small creases inside the pages.Price un-clipped.381pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: When Richard Mariner and the crews of two ships smuggling dangerous and priceless contraband find themselves marooned on Tiger Island in the South China Sea, they will go to any lengths to protect their cargoes. But as the weather worsens and the tide rises they face a fight for survival.