Binding square, strong and tight. Other than the author's signature, there is no writing in the book, though there is a strip of what appears to be foxing on both the front and the rear free endpapers. In addition, the page following the front free endpaper, and the page preceding the rear free endpaper, have shallow ripples'' on the inside one-third of just those pages.
The top outside edge of the pages is dust-darkened. Please examine photos closely if interested, and feel free to ask a question, or to request an additional photo.