VGC plus.Michael Joseph,2009.First edition-first printing.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edge of the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC plus.Illustrated with b/w maps.Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges,two small nicks on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover.403pp including Appendix,historical afterword,glossary,list of characters.Price un-clipped.First edition.