8 volumes, octavo, brown embossed leatherette / gilt titles, marblized paper page edges, illustrated front endpapers, 4053 pages total, b&w illustrattions thtroughout, color plates, maps, Condition is VERY GOOD: lt. rubbing to all volumes at corners and spine extremities, owner name in pencil in bookplate provided on fep illustration in all volumes, internally clean and tight, excepting a cracked front hinge in volume 1, other lt. general wear. A nice set with great illustrations.