2008. First Published. 453 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Flat signed by author to title page. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Brown staining to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable loss to front board edge. Book has a visible forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some rubbing to surfaces. Sticker to front panel. Loss to front panel.