This handsome, mint, unread, SIGNED, First Edition, HARDBACK, John Murray, London, 2003, has a mint unclipped dust jacket that is now protected in an extra, bespoke, clear acid-free slip cover. At the time of first listing this was the only SIGNED copy on the top 20 Internet book sites. For once the dedication, to a fellow colleague at the Financial Times, is done with a flourish and is in a handsome hand. There are 14 photographs, some excellent pen sketches and 2 maps. The book size is 6.5Ó w x 9.5Ó h with a glossary, notes, a bibliography, an index and 314 pristine pages on good quality paper. ISBN 0719557356.