The book had a beautiful tasteful book cover and the photo on the front made you fall in love with vintage glassware and the beauty of it design. The size was just right and the book had color photos which is a must for me in collecting books like this. The publisher seem to have spent alot of money on the materials and artful photos used for this book. The descriptions were very informative. Tell you alot about the history of the piece in plain and simple terms. I was not disappointed at all. Thanks