Buying online, I expected as is/used. The book itself is in good condition. No torn pages, stains, etc. Not even the many, many written notes inside the book (that was not mentioned in listing) was as bad as the barcode sticker that they decided to put smack in the middle of the front cover of the book. So removing as carefully as I did, still discolored/removed from the book. That’s a deal breaker for me. But for the price especially for the older edition it’s still great. Bought it for collection.