1888. No Edition Remarks. 422 pages. Signed by the author. Half bound in green leather with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. Danish text. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrations throughout; 3 colour charts to rear. Possibly rebound. Signed by Reusch to half title page, possibly original paper front cover, to Professor Bonney. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to title page. Binding remains firm with mild cracking to gutters and hinges. Slight edge tears to plates. Pastedowns and endpapers have dust marks, slight liquid stains and other marks. Front pastedown peeling off front board. Boards have pronounced corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, rubbing and peeling overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Some loss of marbled paper to edges, and lower edge of boards. Book has a slight forward lean.