GC plus.Hodder & Stoughton,2006.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,two small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(small tear on the edges of the front Dj cover,some nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in GC plus.Illustrated with a b/w map.Nice and clean pages but with small marks and ink marks on the outer edges,small marks on the edges of the half-title and title pages,large pen mark inside the last blank page of the book,small creases on the edges of the pages,pencil mark impression inside the front endpaper.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.501pp including Glossary.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.