The book we received had the prior owner's name written on the outer edge of the right side when holding the book upright. The marking appears to have been written with a Sharpee, so it was impossible to remove without damaging the outer edges of the pages. In hindsight, we would not have bought a used book had we known about the markings. Amazon did not warn us of this specifically. This is the first time we used Amazon, and quite frankly, we are very disappointed! To simple state that the used book is in "fair" condition is simply misleading.