This hardback book "The Best of East A Collection of the Best Foods, Places, People and Events" is pre-owned and is in very good condition. This is a 5th printing 1980. The dust cover has wear with a few small tears. On the 2nd page this book is signed by the author. On pages 11-22 their is a nick on the side of the pages. I do not see markings in the book but I did not look at each page.