First edition printed on ordinary paper. Bradel binding in half vellum-style cardboard, smooth spine, date and initials gilt at foot, orange sheep title-label with minor traces of rubbing, burgundy paper boards, pink paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt. Autograph inscription signed by René-Louis Doyon accompanied by his printed bookplate depicting Chinese ideograms. Iconography, facsimile.