Near fine condition.Macmillan,1996.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine)with Dj(crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,two small pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first blank page of the book,very small mark on the edge of the last blank page of the book.Nice and clean book.408pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: Set in rural England at the end of the 19th century, this novel of emotional and social upheaval in an apparently timeless community revolves around events at Fiennders Abbey.