Le Livre de Marco Polo. [The Book of Marco Polo].

First edition of each volume of French sinologist Antoine Joseph Henri Charignon's monumental work on the life and discoveries of Marco Polo. Quarto, three volumes bound in three quarter polished calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, text in Chinese and French, original light blue wrappers bound in, occasional woodcut head and tail pieces, color-printed folding map of the site of the tomb of Genghis Khan at Tong-kou-luen. No. 188 [Vol. I] of 500 copies on rice papers. No. 183 [Vol. II] of 400 copies on rice paper and No. 41 [Vol. III] of 50 copies on Honan paper. In near fine condition. Rare.