Near fine condition.Weidenfeld and Nicolson,1998.First UK edition-first printing.Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(very small tear,a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with many b/w photos,drawings,diagrams.Nice and clean pages with two small marks and crease on the edges of the pages,two pencil marks impressions and ink mark on the edge of the first blank page of the book.345pp including List of illustrations,note to the reader,postscript,notes and references,chronology of the Turin Shroud,bibliography,index.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.