159 pages, indexed with coloured photographs. The spine has cracked between pp 24 - 25. This does not affect the binding which remains solid. There is an ownership signature on the front end paper and a gift inscription on the half title page, else clean, unmarked and solid. "Alsace, a narrow ribbon stretching from the Swiss border to the south, the majestic Rhine to the east, and the Vosges to the west, is one of France's best kept secrets. From the great city of Strasbourg to the storybook villages dotting the countryside, Sue Style describes the people, the food, and the wines she has explored so intimately. 140 color photographs." (publisher)