Very good softcover, leather book with all edges gilt (see photos); the book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings showing lightly thumbed pages (see photos) but otherwise showing only light additional evidence of having been previously gently read; book cover (leather wrap) shows light shelf wear, including a slight lean to the spine (see photos) but remains in very good condition; 306 pages; published 2000 by Saint Benedict Press.