Paris

First edition.
Handsome copy despite minor worming to the back cover.

New and latest early edition corrected by Abbé Souchay. It is illustrated with 60 figures including ten frontispieces, all engraved by Guelard after drawings by Gravelot and Rigot.
Contemporary bindings in full brown grained calf, spines with five raised bands decorated with red morocco title and volume labels as well as gilt compartments and fleurons, gilt arms of Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon stamped at the foot of the spines, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, gilt roll on leading edges, all edges speckled red.
Head caps missing on three volumes (3, 5 and 10) and partially damaged on three others (1, 4 and 8), that of the tail of the first volume absent and...

First edition, one of the numbered copies on chestnut paper, the only issue with 13 on pure thread paper.
Handsome copy.

New edition to la date de 1903 on le premier plat de couverture, one of the 10 numbered copies on Japon, deluxe copies ("tirage de tête").
Nice copy.

Edition en format livre de poche, un des exemplaires du service de presse.
spine légèrement insolé.
Envoi autographe signé de Michel Leiris à un ami : "Pour Jacques, qui a vécu avec moi une bonne part de tout cela ! Affectueusement."

First edition for the last four years, fourth edition for the first fascicule and second edition for the three subsequent ones. With the eight frontispieces, a little shaved by the binder.

Near-contemporary half green calf over marbled paper boards, spines with blindstamped fleurons and gilt fillets and roulettes, gilt dentelles to foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns. A very good copy despite rubbing to head- and tailpieces and some joints.
One tear to two first pages (endpaper and half-title) of volume three without loss to text.