This bookcase is really lovely and sturdy, and fits in beautifully with the antiques in my dining room. My only complaint is that, while the backing boards have holes drilled to screw them into the back (20 of them!) there are no corresponding holes in the back of the legs and shelves. So I either need to drill pilot holes myself or risk cracking the wood. Right now I'm just using the shelves without the backing boards, and it looks OK and isn't wobbly, but I know it will be sturdier with them attached.