Near fine condition.HarperElement,2006.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Large format tan hardback(silver lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the spine and cover) with Dj(small tear,a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small ink marks and nicks on the outer edges,very small tear on the edges of the last page of the book,a couple of creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.700pp including A Note on the text,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Please note: This is very heavy book(approx 2.2 Kg).