2000. First Published in Great Britain. 292 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over red paper covered boards. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Light foxing and tanning to pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges.Pencil inscription to rear free endpaper. Some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with subtle tanning and scuffing to edges also. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.