I bought the hardcover color copy, and I have to say I'm impressed. It's pretty much everything you'll need to run OSR BECMI games; it even contains its own campaign setting. I play 3.5e mostly with the occasional 2e game; this is for quickly put together games that I can run with minimal effort and on the fly. The best part is that I can convert characters to 2e thanks to information in this book, making it a great tool to teach prospective players before fully introducing them to 2e. My only complaint with this book is that the scan is a little blurry, but not unreadable. There's also a white border around the pages and it looks like there are thumbprints on some of the pages, but again I think these are from the original copy. Otherwise, I'd recommend it if you're interested in OSR or getting people into 2nd edition AD&D.

This is probably the most beautiful RPG book I've ever purchased. It's probably the thickest too. I bought the premium color book and I have to say I wouldn't want the black and white version. The print quality is amazing, and the images are all rich. I did have a few pages with some sort of glue on them, but with some careful work I removed it without damaging the book.

As for the game itself: it's tremendous! I'm new to Vampire and have never played it before, but it was recommended to my by the Gentleman Gamer. It comes with all the clans, tons of disciplines, bloodlines, backgrounds, and rules you'll need to play VTM. From my understanding, and research, it's the most complete set of rules you can get. It's a shame it costs so much, but it's worth the price if you want a beautiful and complete rule set.