Two 4:o volumes in contemporary marbled full calf bindings. Spines with five raised bands, two gilt lettered title labels and gilt dentelles in the other compartments. Red edges and marbled end papers. Slight wear to extremities and slightly rubbed boards. One binding with two dark spots. Interior a few pages slightly foxed, a few notes on fly-leaves and old autographed exlibris on title pages. A few pages with small paper loss in margins, not affecting the text. Illustrated with 42 full page copper plates. Volume 1; Engraved frontispiece, XVI, 848 pages (last blank) + 19 engraved full-page plates + a few woodcuts in the text. Foreword irregular bound, nothing missing. Volume 2; VIII, 856, XXX, (II) + 22 engraved plates of which two are folding + a few woodcuts in the text.