pp 893 very thick hardback with paper dust jacket-both in very good condition; clean pages; front page has a slight crease; some edgewear esp at corners; sticker on front cover; blue board with white title on black spineOriginally published in 4 separate volumes. Now in one hardcover edition. - Here's a potpourri of stimulating reading for moments when nothing but the most absorbing material will do! No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article. No agonizing choices between light reading and serious stuff. This 4-ply reader has it all: entertainment, humor, education, trivia, science, history, pop culture ... and more! Of course, it's even divided by length - you can spend a minute with the Quickies, relax with Normal Length articles, or really get comfortable with long items.