My purchases were a gift, two books chosen carefully to complement each other, so my disappointment stems entirely from the fact that the intended "set" of two books was instead packaged separately and they arrived days apart. I would of course have preferred them to be sent as one gift but indicating this preference was never an option when purchasing. I understand that each book was sent out individually the moment they became available but in this case, the better thing to do would have been to wait until both items were ready for dispatch so they could arrive together.