The pages are white and clean with no creases, writing or underlining. The jacket has light shelf-wear, several scratches on the back, and a 1/8" tear at the top corner on the front. The boards have scraped corner tips which created white tips. The binding is straight and strong.

This 8-3/4" x 11-1/4" hardcover details more than 600 species, hybrids, and cultivars of carnivorous plants. 224 pgs.