This bookcase is a great value! This is a solid wood book case- a rarity in these days of particle board furniture. Goes together fairly easily if you have any experience doing assembly of these kinds of things. The glue they give you is sub standard and not even close to enough. Do yourself a favor and buy some Titebond wood glue for the project. Also hammering in about 1000 small nails to hold the back pieces on is a nightmare, A brad gun helps immensely. The finished product is very nice looking and the cost is quite reasonable for what you get. We bought two. and love them.