Fine condition.The Bodley Head,2008.First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1).Large format pictorial hardback with Dj(a couple of creases,small nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with many full colour.b/w photographs,drawings,diagrams.The book is new with two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first page of the book.615pp including Foreword,notes,index.Price un-clipped.Please note:This is very heavy book(approx 1.9 Kg).First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: We live in an age of images - the first pictures of Earth from space; nuclear bomb mushroom clouds; Vesalius's haunting human anatomy pictures - iconic and influential images. John Barrow traces their history and influence to tell the story of modern science.