Fine/Near fine.Hodder and Stoughton,1998.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with many b/w photos,drawings,cartoons.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the front endpaper.Nice and clean book.776pp including List of illustrations,list of abbreviations,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.4 Kg).