This a very nice book of German medals during the orden/reign of Furst Otto von Bismarck is in German. It is printed on gloss/coated paper. Virtually all of the photographs of the medals, of which there are many. are in color. If I could read German I would tell you more. This book came directly from a major collection of worldwide books on medals. The only other copies of this book I could find on the internet came from German dealers. Free CONUS media mail shipping.