The item arrived in two bubble envelopes, ensuring protection from shipping damage. The color matched the description. It has 400 pages (arranged as 10 smaller, bound sections, each with 10 sheets that fold to create four pages each). The craft paper gives it a "rusty" look instead of white. It's smaller than a standard A5 notebook, for size comparison. The leather cover had a faint smell upon opening, which developed into a classic leather scent after a day. The leather quality is very good; if it's not genuine, it closely resembles real leather in smell, feel, and appearance. The only issue is the closure flap, which is too tight and doesn't easily fit into its hole to close. It will make an excellent recipe book.