Dissertation sur la traite et le commerce des Négres.

19th-century bookseller's label on front paste-down: "Librairie ecclesiastique de Toulouse & Taranne, 33, R. Cassette, Paris"; circular stamp in blue ink on title page: "Société de géographie commerciale de Paris : Bibliothèque, No 4048" (number filled in with pen); "4048" inscribed on recto of first front fly-leaf; marginal markings in red crayon (?) in several locations throughout; pencil inscription at head of title page: "75474 : US - Ed. : 6-27-61" (MSU acquisition information).

MSU: Lacking leaf P4 (blank?).

In full contemporary marbled calf; boards tooled in blind; spine and outer edges of boards tooled in gilt; spine stamped in gilt; red morocco spine label lettered and tooled in gilt; evidence of at least two spine labels, one with a portion of an inscription; all edges red; marbled end-papers; green silk page-marker.