Émile Marco de SAINT-HILAIRE

Second edition published the same year as the first edition.
Bradel bindings in half Sienna earth cloth, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillets at tails, marbled paper boards.
Scattered foxing, gift inscriptions in ink from a previous owner of the work on the endpapers.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with double compartments and cold fillets, black paper boards with slight scuffing, some rubbing traces on the edges, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Emile Marco de Saint-Hilaire.
Some minor foxing without significance.

First edition. Half cream cardboard binding, smooth spine browned, red shagreen title-label with a small lack, angular tear to front board, scuffs to edges, corners slightly bumped. Some foxing. Rare.