Crisp and clean and beautiful. No odors, comes from a pet and smoke free home and stored in a dry cool environment. Binding is stiff and tight similar to a new book. The book(s) look much as they did when I took them out of the shrink-wrap. Never read, just displayed on a bookshelf.
Note the following imperfection(s). Small scuff on edging and on front cover. They were there right from the factory as a new book, I did not deem it significant at the time. Book covers spread open a bit (not perfectly flat), once again it was like that as a new book, see pictures.