This instructional art book is a great reference for learning the craft of sign painting. This book goes through the materials you need, styles of typefaces to use, strategies on different painting surfaces and etc. This copy does not have a dust jacket. The endpapers are beginning to come loose towards the spine, but the spine is fine. Sign painting is currently a dying medium in the art world. This impressive precision based painting style of commercial artwork has unfortunately gone out of style in most businesses.