Comments:
The first set I ordered were broken. It was easy to return them. The second set were also broken. However, I made the decision to glue the broken antler on one piece, and glue the entire antler piece which was snapped off from the leather-ette back on. It looks fine and I'm happy with the item, esp for the price.
Something about the fragile antlers, the very heavy bookend pieces, and the way the items are packed, it seems, is causing a problem with breakage.