3 volume set. There is shelf-wear at the tippity-tip of the corner on a handful of pages in the first two volumes, and a few pages in Volume 2 are poked on the edge. No writing or underlining in any book. The top corner on Vol. 2's front cover is bumped and wrinkled. The bindings are straight and strong. I doubt these books have been read more than once, if read at all. The typeface is small (approximately 8 pt.).