Outside cover in pretty decent condtion considering this is a 1975 edition. A few white marks on spine. Edges of cover are still crisp. Binding still holding well. No markings within text. Slight yellowing on inside covers, but otherwise no yellowing of main pages. Since publication of the first edition in 1926, Helen Gardner's Art Through The Ages has been a favorite for generations of students and general readers. Her knowledge and humanity have made it possible for the beginner to learn to see and thereby to penetrate the seeming mysteries of even the most complex artistic achievements (959 pages).