Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Marcella Hazan Knopf Hardcover Cookbook

The book has a slight aroma (it's not a bad smell - it smells like a plug-in air freshener to me, but I'm not sure). The inside of the dust jacket has an area of tiny brown specks near the bottom of the spine (see pictures). The outer edges of the pages have a small number of these specks as well. The spine area of the jacket is slightly discolored, likely from exposure to sun while being on the shelf (see pictures for color comparison). The jacket has some light wear and light creasing. The pages are free from markings, highlighting and stains. Nice overall.  See pictures for more details.  If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for looking!  -----  Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan is the definitive single-volume compendium of Italian cuisine from the woman widely credited with introducing authentic Italian home cooking to American kitchens, published by Alfred A. Knopf in a later printing hardcover illustrated by Karin Kretschmann.