Visually inspected by owner:Blue padded hardback, not used. Black letter, ribbon marker. Numbered edition. We ship, M-F by 4pm, and Sat. by 12pm, with tracking info. Additional Details ------------------------------ Bullet point: The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God’s Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.