I would classify this as very good, even though if I bought it in a store I might not notice it isn’t new. But on close inspection, there are remnants of fingerprints on the glossy jacket (there isn’t, nor was there ever, a dust jacket). Here’s some of what it says on the back cover: “‘Perfumes: Art, Science & Technology’…is the only source book for state-of-the-art knowledge upon which the fragrance industry is based. It is directed at perfumers,. fragrance chemists, suppliers to the fragrance industry, and those involved in the marketing, development and distribution of consumer products.