VGC.Hodder and Stoughton,2008.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,two small nicks and scratches on the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of creases,nicks and scratches on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with a b/w map.Nice and clean pages with small nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small colour mark on the edge of the first blank page of the book.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.502pp including Author's note,character list,glossary,select bibliography.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.