Light wear on the edges. Shipped the next business day! We own a small family book store and sell our extra books and media that have been on our shelfs for too long. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Here in one volume is a truly complete guide to the garden. Illustrated with a thousand plates in full and glowing color, it provides detailed, authoritative information on every desirable type of the hundreds of varieties of flowers, ornamental plants, and flowering shrubs that can be planted in North America--and gives thorough, up-to-date guidance in growing them. This is an encyclopedia of garden planning.