A. Storck

First edition.
Half midnight blue sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled paper boards with scratches, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with 70 figures in the text, 14 phototype portraits as well as 2 folding plans and 6 color graphic plates at the end of the volume.
Preface by Alexandre Lacassagne.
Some foxing affecting mainly the edges.
Rare.

First edition with no mention of deluxe copies.
Half turquoise sheep binding, spine sunned with four raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved.
Fine autograph inscription from Emile Faisant.
Rare work dedicated to the memory of Leconte de Lisle.

First editions for all three volumes (the last being the first edition of the French translation established by Dr J.A.A. Rattel).
Half black shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, very light traces of rubbing without any significance on the joints, marbled paper boards (a light scratch without significance at head of first board), marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate pasted to verso of first board.
Author's inscription on the first board for the first volume.
Work illustrated with 50 figures for the first volume.
Work illustrated with 12 figures in the text for the third volume.
Handsome and rare copies.

First edition.
Covers detached with small corner losses.
Rare pamphlet, as is.