Amazing condition for a 14th~~ Blue Boards are tight to binding and interior pages are unmarked and show little yellowing from age. Notice the excellent condition of the dust jacket with a small tear in front and some minor chipping mainly confined to bottom front. Jacket is additionally protected with an acid-proof mylar covering. Gilding and boards are in excellent condition, except for a minor bump on the front board near the top. Definitely fine enough for a gift ...to an old timer who would cherish its beauty. PLEASE NOTE: I took many pictures of the dust jacket but none of them did it justice so I included two because the first picture seemed to show some discoloration on the bottom left. Sorry about the reflection also but between the two you can see, it's near perfect except for the aforementioned tiny tear and slight bottom chipping.