This is a great vintage book telling the story behind the hymns. Overall, it's in pretty good shape for a book this old. Previous owners' information is inside front cover. Pages are browning with age. Cover shows it's been handled a lot - and a lot of scuffing, especially along the edges. Buy with confidence - every order ships with delivery confirmation tracking number. Fast shipping from our non-smoking home. 2016AMA396 Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.