French edition, partly colored, richly illustrated about life in the sea, 21 colored steel engravings and more than 200 wood engraving illustrations in the text by P. Lackerbauer, titled: "Le Monde de la mer", Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1865, three-page gilt edge , original Gold embossed half leather, signs of age and wear (among other things, the cover is damaged, initially and/or at the edges partly stained, but usable edition)
