This annual, organized topically, lists over 5200 publications concerning all aspects of higher education in Germany. (Besterman 1857) It includes an extensive table of contents and a name index. The exterior of this copy is in poor condition. The spine is missing and the boards have become fragile. The boards are cracked or broken in a few spots with some loss (including a one by one inch portion from the rear fore-edge. The interior is in much better condition. It's only defects are a few dog-eared corners, the loss of the lower fore-edge corner of the title page, and a few markings from formerly being part of a public library collection (including a plate on the front paste-down).