Cover is flat with no surface wear. Cover inks are bright with high reflectivity and minimal fading. Corners are cut square and sharp. Staples are generally centered, clean with no rust. Cover is generally well centered and firmly secured to interior pages.
Paper is supple and fresh.
Spine is tight and flat. Nearly perfect in every way with only minor imperfections such as tiny corner creases or staple stress lines, a few color flecks, bindery tears, tiny impact creases or a combination of the above where the overall eye appeal is less than Mint. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Cover inks are bright with high reflectivity and minimum fading. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever so slight blunting permitted.