**Vol 1: Brand new/still sealed in manufacturer's plastic wrap. From storage/movement over time, it has a few lighter signs of external wear and a few smaller breaks in the plastic wrap. USC has a tiny break in plastic wrap where it meets the back cover. Front jacket has a light ~1/2" indent adjacent the top edge near the USC. Page edge has a ~1/2" break in plastic wrap towards the lower half at its middle, and a ~1.5" break in plastic wrap where it meets the back cover near the middle. FTOC, BTOC, and BBOC all possess tiny scuffs/breaks in plastic wrap.
**Vol 2: Very good overall condition with an excellent hardcover and inside pages. Some primarily lighter signs of wear almost entirely to its jacket covers. USC has ~1/2" indenting on the spine nearby. LSC has light scuffing. Front jacket cover's top edge has a small scuff near the spine corner, but otherwise light scuffing. Its bottom edge has a ~1" scuff near its middle, and 2 small indents towards the outer corner. Back cover's edges have light shelf-scuffing. FTOC, BTOC, BBOC all have minimal scuffing/wear. FBOC has a tiny scuff. Front jacket has a small indent/depression near the top edge, and a light ~1" scratch/indent near the lower spine corner. Page edge has 2 tiny indents near its middle. Back jacket has a light parallel/nearby ~4" indent to the top edge. ~5 tiny indents/scratches spread around the cover. Some light shelf-scuffing in a vertical column near the spine edge.
**Vol 3: Good condition with a great overall hardcover and inside pages. Other than sine spine corner dings, some lighter signs of wear primarily to its jacket covers. USC and LSC have light scuffing, and small dings/indents at/around where they meet the front covers that show lightly on the hardcover below. They also both have dings where they meet the back covers that show as ~1" and ~1/2" indents, respectively on the back jackets around the corners, and on the hardcover below as ~1/2" indents. The LSC ding shows as a light ~1/2" indent on pages. Front and back jackets' top edges have some light curling/indenting along them, their bottom edges have some shelf-scuffing along them, with an additional ~1" scuff on the back near the BBOC. FTOC has a small peel/tear/scuff, BTOC has a tiny scuff/peel, they show lightly on the hardcovers as light scuffs. FBOC and BBOC possess ~1/2" vertical indents on their jackets, and tiny scuffs at the corners themselves. Front jacket has a light ~2.5" streak/scratch near the bottom edge, and some light scratches/shelf-scuffing around the jacket. Back jacket has two light ~1" scratches/indents near its center, and another near the spine edge's middle. Sticker remnants over/around the barcode - might come off; I prefer not to mess with them. Some light scratches around cover's lower half, and some light shelf-scuffing around the jacket. Front hardcover has a light ~3" streak/scuff near the title.
**Vol 4: Very good overall condition with a great hardcover and excellent inside pages. Other than 1 spine corner ding, few and lighter signs of wear, all of which primarily affect its jacket covers. USC has some scuffing/light peeling, with a small ding/peel/indent at/around where it meets the back cover, shows on the hardcover below as a moderate ding. LSC has some scuffing, with a small tear where it meets the front jacket that shows on the hardcover below as a small indent. Front jacket's top and bottom edges have ~1.5" of curling/indenting starting adjacent the spine corners, with otherwise light shelf-scuffing/wear. Back jacket's top edge has some light curling along it, bottom edge has some light shelf-scuffing along it. FTOC and BTOC possess tiny scuffs. FBOC has a small peel, BBOC has a tiny indent, each show as light scuffs on the hardcover. Front jacket has a small spine edge depression near its middle. Back jacket has a light ~1", and two small indents/depressions near its spine edge. Jackets have some sparse light shelf-scuffing around them.
**Vol 5: Very good overall condition with an excellent hardcover and inside pages. Only notable flaws are a couple light/small jacket creases, with otherwise few and lesser signs of wear, all primarily to the jackets. USC and LSC have light scuffing. Front and back jackets' top edges have light if any shelf-wear/scuffing other than 2 small scuffs on the back towards the FBOC. Their bottom edges have light shelf-scuffing and a few tiny indents spread around them, each with two nearby/parallel light ~1/2" creases/depressions. FTOC and BTOC have minimal wear/scuffing. FBOC has a tiny indent. BBOC has a small indent, shows lightly on hardcover below. Front jacket has 2 small spine edge indents/depressions near the LSC. ~3 small/light ones around jacket's center. Back jacket possesses a ~1" patch of scuffing near the top edge. Both jackets have some light shelf-scuffing around, more prominently on the back jacket (photo#11 w/illumination).
**Vol 6: Good condition with a great hardcover and excellent inside pages. Other than lower spine corner dings/indents, some lighter signs of wear, all primarily affecting the book's externals. USC has some indenting/light scuffing around it, shows as small/light indents on the hardcover below. LSC has some more moderate indenting around it, shows as ~1/2" indents around each cover's corner, and on the hardcovers below as light/small indents. Front and back jackets' top edges have light indenting/curling along them, their bottom edges have light shelf-scuffing. FTOC has a small ding/bend, shows on hardcover as a light bend/scuff. BTOC has a small ding/indent, shows on hardcover below as a ~1/2" indent FBOC and BBOC possess tiny scuffs. Front jacket has a very light ~2" vertical scratch near the LSC, and two small scratches towards the FBOC. Back jacket has 2 small dings/depressions towards the BTOC that show lightly on the hardcover below (photo#11 w/illumination), and a small spine edge depression near the LSC. Both jackets have some light/sparse shelf-scuffing around.
**Vol 7: Good overall reading condition, with a very good overall hardcover and inside pages. It does have 1 strong spine edge ding at the upper corner, that shows on pages as indents, but otherwise has some lighter and mostly external signs of wear. USC has a strong ding, causes indenting around the corner, ~1/2" indents/depressions around the corner on each cover, with an additional ~1" light indent around it on the front, and a ~1.5" very light indent around it on the back jacket. Indents all show on hardcover below, and on pages as a strong small one, and ~1/2" lighter one (photo#___ example). LSC also has dings where it meets each cover - a ~1/2" indent/depression around it on the front jacket, and a ~1" vertical one around it on the back. They show on pages as small/light indents. Front and back jackets' top edges have some scuffing, each with ~5 small indents spread along them - 2 on each show as dings on the hardcover. Their bottom edges have light if any shelf-scuffing. FTOC, FBOC, BTOC, and BBOC all possess tiny/light indents/scuffs. Front jacket has two small indents/depressions near the title (photo#12 w/illumination), and a ~3/4" one near its center. Tiny scratch/indent near the bottom edge. Back jacket has a very light ~4" horizontal scratch near the top edge (photo#13 w/illumination). Light nearby ~1.5" scratch/indent. Light ~3" vertical indent/depression towards lower half of jacket.
**Vol 8: Good overall condition with a great hardcover and excellent inside pages. It does have a collection of mostly smaller and lighter flaws, all of which affect its externals. USC has some scuffing, with small peels where it meets each cover. LSC has a small tear where it meets the front jacket, and a small scuff/peel where it meets the back jacket. Front jacket's top edge, and back jacket's bottom edge have some scuffing and indents spread along them. Front jacket's bottom edge has light if any shelf-scuffing other than a small scuff towards the LSC. Back cover's top edge also has some indenting along it, with an adjacent ~2" cover indent/depression towards the USC. FTOC and FBOC possess tiny scuffs/peels. BTOC and BBOC have tiny indents/bends, they show on hardcovers as light bends. FTOC's hardcover below also has a tiny indent around it. Front jacket has a small spine edge ding/depression near the middle (photo#12 w/illumination). Small scratch and light depression patch near title from embossed title on hardcover pressing against it over time. Very light curved ~2.5" scratch towards LSC. Back jacket has a ~1.5" indent/depression on the spine edge, and a ~1" one near the USC (photo#13 w/illumination). Some very light ~2.5" scratches around jacket's center. Both jackets have some light shelf-scuffing around their peripherals mainly. Front hardcover has a light ~1" indent nearby/parallel the top edge. First ~4 inside cover pages have a ~1" indent/depression near their page edge's middles.