The jacket is lightly stained at the spine and much more so on its verso as well as the verso's tail, head and hinges, although the stain has not seeped to the front. The boards are also stained at the tail of the spine and much more lightly alond either side of the spine, and the front end paper has a very light vertical stain running along its outer edge. The stains on the boards and front end paper afre very light, and indeed they dont detract from the aesthetics as the stains are mostly hidden. The body of the book is in excllent condition - clean, unmarked and solid. 256 pages indexed and profusely illustrated; with a foreword by Anne Edwards. Contributors: J. E. Beer, Peter Lord, Michael Power, Guy Williams, and Maggie Black. Everythin one wants to know for anyone planning to decorate or rerurnish their home 1970s style. Includes as a loose insert a booklet from one of Italy's large department store (La Rinascente) advertising indoor and outdoor furniture. No date, but also c. 1970s.