Fine/Near fine.Atlantic Books,2008.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in fine condition,with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Nice and clean pages as new with two very small marks and ink mark on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.944pp including Note to the reader,glossary.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book(approx 1.7 Kg).