This book features numerous recipes for French pastries from Ladurée. It is written in French. The photos of the pastries, dishes, and backgrounds are very beautiful. You can make authentic pastries with these recipes. There is no outer box. The cover has a suede-like texture, and the page edges are gold. The exterior has some stains, but the interior pages are not very dirty. However, on about two pages of the recipes towards the end, there are handwritten Japanese translations of the French text. Please be aware of this. I would be happy to sell this to someone who doesn't mind the stains, etc. Thank you.