Large folio, 16th ed., 55 pages with 41 text illustrations and 93 color illustrations on 66 collotype plates. Dark brown original morocco binding with rich gilt spine and cover, gilt edges. In original slipcase. (Signed: Pagnant. Relieur-Doreur).

The famous and lavishly produced catalog of the Pierpont Morgan Collection of ancient bronzes. Contains primarily Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Greco-Roman, and Roman works of art. Only a few copies were printed for private use and are very rare. A flawless copy in a signed, magnificent French binding.