It's very old but is in a very good condition.The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. The surviving work is dated to about 200 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient. Author-Vishnu Sharma. it's a vintage peice, was bought in the 1990s but still in a good condition. It was bought in 30ruppess in 1990 which makes it of 200ruppess in today time.