The paperback has wear to the corners/edges and creases on the covers. The binding is tight and pages are mostly clean, no underlining, highlighting, or writing. There are some marks, i.e. checkmarks, circles, etc. on some pages in ink. 📚 Check out my shop for more textbooks! The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Expository Prose, 8th Edition by: Arthur M. Eastman (Editor), Caesar R. Blake Paperback, 1286 pages Published: January 1, 1992 Synopsis | An extensive collection of essays and prose readings intended for college-level English students.