Paris, chez Henri Plon, 1870, in-8°, 27 x 17,7 cm, (6)nn pp + 346 pp, with full page black/white plates and illustrations in the text. Boundin publisher's half leather binding with raised gilt spine and a large gilt pictoral illustration on the upper cover. All edges gilt. The out of text plates with some minor foxing, a library stamp on the reverse side of the title page, still a good/fine copy with a brilliant upper cover ( designed by A.Souze). Text in French. Livre en français , ex bibliothèque mais avec le cartonnage une reliure très frais ( signée A. Souze).