New revised and expanded edition with commentary by M. Viollet Le Duc and illustrated with a portrait of the author engraved by St Aubin and added facing the title page. Half blonde sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons and blind fillets, gilt lines highlighting the raised bands, gilt dentelles and multiple gilt fillets at head and foot, marbled paper boards, pastedowns and endpapers. Contemporary binding signed by Thouvenin. Headcaps and corners rubbed, joints lightly rubbed, foxing.