This book is fascinating!!! The illustrations alone will amaze you. On the title page it says "A Novel in two books. Illustrated by the author". This is a very collectible hardcover edition of the book. Copyright 2003. It has the dust jacket. It has over 680 pages. Tons of illustrations. The jacket has some light wear (creasing at the top) and the front of the book itself has some light white marks but the inside of the book is super clean! No issues with any of the pages. Weighs over 2 1/2 pounds!!