Book: Fine / Jacket: Very Good. The pages are crisp, white and clean with no creases, writing, underlining, or signs of use. The jacket has a little bit of shelf-wear along the top and bottom edges and a 1/4" tear at the right bottom corner on the back. The binding is straight and strong. This 9-1/2" x 12" x 1-1/2" hardcover is heavily illustrated in color, 500 pages, and weighs more than 6 lbs. unboxed.