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Third edition, printed in Milan by the Treves Brothers in 1880.
Outside corners are worn, there are no missing pages. Thick cardboard binding and leather spine.
The beauty of the incisions by Dore' is remarkable, as written on the 4th cover: "the numerous engravings by G. Dore', which form a capital part of this new publication, were performed by an artist who knew the splendor of his great ingenuity join perfect feeling of religious propriety" 65027129
