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I preserved à Vienne at the Bibliothèque Nationale d'Autriche,
Book Club, Col. Musée du Livre, 1978, 2 volumes in 4, approximately 290x195 mm, 150 pages + 7 plates of illustrations, and 13-161 leaves (a number for 2 pages) for the facsimile, editorial binding, medium tawny lambskin and raw canvas for the Commentaries, and full lambskin with decoration on the cover of the facsimile, the 2 volumes are protected by a matching slipcase.
Copy no. 2599/4700.
Back isolated in the 2 volumes otherwise in good condition, copy well preserved (Slight imperfections in the leather, see photographs).
Accompanied by the French translation of the studies by Charles H. Talbot and Franz Unterkircher and the French translation of the text by Marthe Dulong for the "Musée du Livre" collection.
This edition is limited to 4,700 copies numbered from 1 to 4,700. The Edition was printed on June 12, 1978 at the Akademische Druck-U Presses. Verlagsanstalt and in Paris by Ateliers J. Ardouin. 67404919
