Bound between 1889-1909, when the firm of Charles de Samblancx was in partnership with gilder Jacques Weckesser.

Extremely scarce, with only two copies identified in Worldcat.

Octavo, [12], 710 pages, [2]. In Very Good condition. Bound in beautiful crushed brown morocco, with gilt lettering and a decorative censer with red inlaid flame to spine. Gilt titling to front board, which is unevenly divided by gilt rules into four compartments. Ornament composed of beige, red, blue, and white inlay appears in bottom-right quadrant of the front board. Mild scraping to the gilt on boards and on all-gilt text block edges, and light rubbing to the front hinge. Volume bound too tight, with strain on the rear hinge causing cracking. With moiré silk end papers and patterned flyleaves. Stamp-signed on flyleaf by Samblanck-Weckesser. Original wraps bound in. Extremely scarce. Shelved in Case 3.