Rare first edition.
A few small spots of foxing, mainly affecting the edges.
Contemporary chocolate-brown full morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands framed by triple black fillets, minor rubbing to some bands, gilt dates and armorial stamps at the foot of the spines, gilt roll tooling to the caps, triple black fillet borders on the boards with gilt armorial decorations at the corners, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt lace-style border framing the pastedowns, double gilt fillets to the edges, all edges gilt; fine period bindings in full morocco bearing the arms of Baron Schikler.
Inscribed by Jules Delaborde to Baron Schikler at the head of the first volume.
A handsome copy, finely bound in full morocco with the Schikler family monogram, a prominent Protestant banking family from the Gironde region.