first edition Hardcover
1872 · New York, NY
by Figuier, Louis
New York, NY: D. Appleton and Co, 1872. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 548 pages of text including an index. Half leather binding with moderate shelfwear and rubbing to the extremities, remaining intact, attractive and decorative. Protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with eight color chromolithograph plates and 243 black & white engravings. Louis Figuier (1819-1894).. (Inventory #: 006186)