First edition on ordinary paper, only a few Holland deluxe copies were printed. Half black sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with double blind compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding. Bookplate pasted to verso of front board. Two pale angular dampstains affecting the very first and very last pages, some light foxing. This is the second book of the famous 'Histoire des origines du christianisme'.