Hardbound folio in a brown half chagrin binding. Spine gilt ornamented with five raised bands. Marbled boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt, else uncut. Bound with the original wrappers. Slightly rubbed extremities, but a well preserved binding. Number 50 of 100 copies printed on papier de Hollande with one extra set of the engravings on mounted China-paper. 23 x 2 tissue guarded full page plates and numerous illustrations in the text. A clean copy. (IV), II, 404 p. + plates.