The front board is slightly bowed, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "This book is designed to be aportable and up-to-date companion to the true butterflies of Australia and New Zealand. It's purpose is to provide a quick and easy means of identification of all the known species, with basic information about habitats and, wherever possible, the biology of many species in the field. It also provides the means of recording information based on the reader's own observation" (back cover)