The jacket is shelf stained with a series of small chgip losses along the edge. the back's tail has been repaired with clear tape, including the reattachment loose triangle and is not pretty. Apart from a neat ownership signature on the front end paper and a date and pace on the back one, the book appears untouched. xvii 189 pages, including a bibliography. "Eating in Eden explains how we can improve our personal and family health by looking at the foods which kept "primitive" people healthy, despite threats of famines, infectious diseases, parasites and natural poisons in food....incorporate unprocessed, high-fiber foods in your diet to prevent colitis, comnstipation, and cancer of the colon;...." (back cover)