"Vade mecum" edition illustrated with 55 engravings drawn by Forest. Full brown Russia morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black garlands decorated with gilt double compartments and gilt typographical motifs, gilt date and place at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, quintuple gilt fillet frame with gilt fleurons at corners on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on edges, two corners slightly bumped, covers and spine preserved, superb binding signed Mercier successor to Cuzin. Fine copy perfectly executed in a full morocco binding by Mercier.