The boards are rubbed at the tail and the front end paper suffers from minor creasing towards the bottom, a printer's fault. Else immaculate. "Folk dance is people. Folk dance is sharp cries, irresistible shouts,swirling and leaping for joy.....In this fascinating book, distinguished authority on dance Beth Dean and sensitive, Ukrainian born photographer Stan Goik, have combined their skills to capture the spirit of folkloric dance and music in Australia" Oblong format.