Padded red embossed leather hard cover with gilt dragon on front & gilt lettering on spine. . Reg silk book mark unused. All page edges are very bright gold gilt. Endpapers are the detail of an 18th Century Qing Dynasty dragon robe, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 412 full color photograhs of National Geographic quality. This book provides a visit to China; meet the people, see the country, study the architecture & admire the art from your living room. The photographs are so breathtaking that you can actually imagine yourself there. 516 pp. with Index. Pages are made of heavy, glossy paper. All pages are crisp, clean, tight & unmarked.