I removed the dingy plastic library binding; the dust jackets underneath remain bright and in pretty good shape. There is a little loose spine issue oinside #5, The Fires of Heaven, and more so in # 6, The Lord of Chaos. # 8 has a good strong spine. Borders are a little grimy on all from age and use; bottom edges of cloth hardcover is worn some; library names are stamped on top border and elsewhere.