This beautiful edition is in near fine condition; the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The dust jacket is unmarked. Although a former library copy, the pages remain tight and clean. The book features yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin is set in the Uplands, a remote and impoverished region where certain families possess hereditary magical abilities, known as gifts—ranging from summoning animals to causing destruction. It is the first book in The Annals of the Western Shore trilogy.