The top shelve was split upon arrival. Rather than return I used some wood glue, clamped the two parts together and voila, wife had a new bookcase for the kitchen. i was not happy with the dimensions of the bookcase, I wanted it 6 inches wider,a couple of inches taller and a full 12 inches deep, just the the "old" one. But since the wife is happy with it...... Easy to assemble, pretty bookcase, very nice wood, looks solid enough for the use it will get.