Sprial-Bound, Elasticly closed and End-wrap protected, 299- pages. This is the "Professional" or "Teachers" Edition which provides the additional information to bring the metalsmiths knowledge level from student to professional. The chapters included all cover more and have more detailed (or how to do it simply) information. The chapters included are: Materials, Tools, Shaping, Surfaces, Joining, Color, Finishing, Casting, Stones & Stonesetting, Chains & Clasps, Findings & Mechanisms, and an Appendix and Index. If you have an interest in metalsmithing, this text will scratch it for years to come!