the content is very good, the shape is too 'raw'

it's the full scan of the document available at the BNF without ocr, untouched.
So it seems to flick photocopies overexposed, some text boxes are hard to read. However, the designs are fairly 'clean'

Content is exciting, it is a classic, but I regret that the publisher has not taken up the layout and formatting of the text to make a version READABLE rather than a historical archive release. ...

disappointing.