1891. 712 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Half bound brown leather with purple cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected stamps and inscriptions. Graphs and charts throughout. Book is written in German. Volume VIII. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Frontispiece's tissue guard is intact. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Boards are marked and worn. Corners are bumped and torn with some loss. Leather has substantial scratches, tears and stains. Spine ends are somewhat crushed and worn. Spine labels are peeling and partly missing. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.