What was the spine like? Was there a lot of NCB creases?
Truthfully, not too bad. From the back you can see quite a few little white ticks on the black border (10 or so), but it's shifted to the back so not really a big deal adn they don't translate to the front for the most part.
On the front you have the one larger chip at the knee, but the remainder of the spine from the front is very nice.
I'm thinking this one just got hammered for the back cover "abrasion" that really doesn't bother me at all. It's a beautiful 6.5 and If I was selling it raw, it could easily be called a higher grade.
i had similar thoughts when seeing that book- looked nicer than a 6.5. good pickup.