The head of the spine is damaged and there is intermittent foxing throughout the book. Its worst sin is that 5 hinges have been reinforced with masking tape: pp 176-179, 190-191, 272-273 and the back hinge. This is surprisingly not obvious until one flicks through the book. For its faults it remains an attractive copy, and despite, or maybe because of the reinforcements, the binding is solid. One of the series "Tous les chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature française. No publishing date given, 192-. 326 pages, including index and 11 songs with scores.