4to, 27 x 18 cm, plum contemporary binding 1st French illustrated edition with 69 plates on chine applique, finely steel engravings after William Daniel ( 1769-1837) ,british Painter and Draftsman who left for India in 1784..The plates as from photos, many with foxing ,text with sporadic foxings. the work is adapted by P.J.Augsute Urbain from J.H.Caunter's Oriental Annual. 1st volume is devoted to Madras and its surroundings with 266 pages with 21 plates 2nd volume devoted to Calcutta with 260 pages and 25 plates 3rd volume to Bombay, 22 plates and 290 pages all with marbled end leaves both ends, half titles, engraved frontispiece and vignette, uncut, all plates with tissue paper good interesting reading 3 vol