Lot 08117

Gustave Le Bon, “The Civilizations of India”, Firmin Didot et Cie, Paris, 1887. Complete. 4to, pp. vii, 743. FIRST EDITION, of this important work on India conducted by the French anthropologist Gustave Le Bon. Richly illustrated with 7 chromolithographs out of text, 2 maps and 350 engravings in the text.  Contemporary half-red leather, spine with raised bands, ornamented in gilt. External rubbing and wear along corners and joints. Internal damp-staining.