While most of the text is in German, the introduction and first description are in English. Letterpress printed (except for the plates at the end), the book includes 87 illustrations (some in two colors) interspersed in the text. The exterior of this copy is moderately soiled and worn, with loss from the lower fore-edge corner of the back and much smaller losses at the head and tail of the spine. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. Wear and soiling of the interior include some dog-eared corners, minor damage along the lower edge affecting about seven leaves, and slight water-staining along the upper edge.