This well-preserved edition is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and unmarked, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The dust jacket is in good condition, blue cloth boards. This edition is renowned for its meticulous scholarly attention, featuring extensive commentary and registers that help readers understand Goethe's works within their historical and literary context. The Hamburger Ausgabe is published by Christian Wegner Verlag, Hamburg, a prestigious German publishing house recognized for its high-quality editions of classic and academic works. Band 13: Naturwissenschaftliche Schriften highlights Goethe’s contributions to natural science, an important yet often overlooked aspect of his intellectual pursuits. Goethe was deeply interested in fields such as botany (Die Metamorphose der Pflanzen) and geology and morphology (Zur Witterungslehre: Luke Howard to Goethe, A Biographical Sketch). This volume illuminates the breadth of Goethe’s scientific curiosity, revealing his unique approach to integrating observation, philosophy, and artistic sensibility into the study of nature.