This book is actually a reprint of the original work from Columbia Univ. Press. I bought it thinking I would get a copy just like the original. However, the publisher is toExcel and they have deceptively reprinted the book by using xerox images of all photos. Since there are many photos that are important to the book, it really detracts from the work to have all of them poorly reproduced and grainy. I was very upset to learn that I had been duped by this publishing company and it's a practice I'd like to see stopped. Don't buy from this press is the best I can recommend to prevent further deceptions and loss of book quality.