The jacket has been attached to the boards with contact. Internally the book is in near fine condition, as though never used. A comprehensive and easy to follow guide to just about everything one needs to know about cookery. Book weighs over 2 kilos making postage prohibitive to mail overseas. Please ask for an accurate quote or check on the austpost web page. Anne Willan is the co-founder of La Varenne, one of Paris' most authoritative cookery schools.