This bible does not sit on the shelf, I have carried this Bible everywhere. The Morocco leather is sturdy and has held up very nice. The print is crisp, clean and easy to read.I love the extra margin space. It is heavy, but I love the way it feels in hand.After about 5 years the binding of the lead pages started to come loose, but a little bit of glue fixed that before it got worse.6+year of regular use and going strong.This is a great quality Bible.