Near fine condition.Macmillan,1999.First UK edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small crease and scratch on the edges of the cover) with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with many colour,b/w photos,drawings,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small ink marks on the outer edges,small crease,nick and ink mark on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.1255pp including List of illustrations,list of maps,list of tables,list of appendices.Price un-clipped.Please note: This is very heavy book(approx 1.8 Kg).