L'Abyssinie. Son histoire naturelle politique et religieuse depuis les temps les plus anciens jusqu'à la chute de Théodoros

First edition.
Full aubergine shagreen binding, spine with four fine raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments adorned with gilt typographical motifs, small loss to head of upper headcap, covers framed with gilt fillet and decorated with romantic arabesques stamped in blind, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, edges gilt, gilt rules at head and foot of leading edges, elegant contemporary romantic binding.
Prize distribution label pasted on one pastedown, scattered foxing mainly affecting the preliminary leaves.
Complete with its folding map at the end.