693 pages. No dust jacket. Half-bound black leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt top text block edge. Contains black and white illustrations. Quatrième Edition only. In French language. Crack at guttering between front endpaper and title page. Frontispiece has separated from binding. Moderate tanning to pages throughout although text and illustrations remain clear. Boards have moderate shelf wear with rubbing and heavy corner bumping. Some light marking to surfaces and with scuffing and chipping at spine ends.