Eighth edition, with some parts in first edition, as revised and corrected. Half-shagreen binding in dark green, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with double gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, contemporary binding. Handsome copy almost entirely free of foxing. Our copy is enhanced with a one-page autograph letter signed by Auguste Barbier addressed to his publisher Paul Masgana regarding corrections to be made to the proofs he had sent him for the publication of this eighth edition.