Near fine condition.Canongate Books,2000.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Large format paperback(small crease and nick on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks and slightly tainted on the outer edges,small crease on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.700pp including Biographies,bibliography,index and diarists.A collectable first edition.Heavy book(1.4 Kg).