New edition of the French translation preceded by an introduction by Guizot. Publisher's full red cardboard binding, smooth spine very lightly faded decorated with gilt typographic motifs, frame of gilt fillets and dots on the first cover stamped in its center with a decoration of gilt Chinese fabulous animals, light marginal spotting at head of first cover, second cover decorated with stylized black vegetal decoration, all edges gilt. Illustrations hors-texte. Pen gift inscription at head of half-title page, some small foxing.