Very good softcover book; the book is clean, tight, square, and -- but for the author's signature on the front free end page (see photo) -- free of any markings showing lightly thumbed pages (see photos) but otherwise showing only light additional evidence of having been previously gently read; book cover (wrap) shows light shelf and corner wear, including light bumping to the head of the spine (see photos) but remains in very good condition; 264 pages; published 1999 by Henry Holt & Company.