Published under the direction of Onesimus Reclus. Collaboration of Aitoff, Belloc, Busson, Cabaton, Charnay, Chesneau, Cordier, Fraoidevaux, Harmand, Huot, Kergomard, Labbé, Lamothe, Lemosof, Martel, Pelet, Rabot, Rainaud, Regelsperger - Grande Géographie Bong Illustrée. Les pays et les peuples - Maison d'Edition Bong & Cie, 1911 - complete in 5 folio volumes - 38 x 30 cm Volume I. 371pp. Preface - United Kingdom - France - Belgium - Holland - Italy - Spain and Portugal. 7 maps in colour out of text 44 plates out of text and many illustrations and maps in the text. Volume II: 366pp. Germany - Austria-Hungary - Switzerland - European Russia - Balkan peninsula. 7 maps in colour out of text 46 plates out of text and many illustrations and maps in the text. Volume III: 448pp. Scandinavia - Siberia - Western Asia Turkish and Arab - inner Asia - Persia - China - Mantchourie - Indo-British Empire - Indochinese Peninsula - Japan - Dutch India. 16 maps in colour out of text 44 plates out of text and many illustrations and maps in the text. Volume IV. 406pp. North Africa - West Africa - Colonies of West Africa - Northeast Africa - Southern Africa - German South West Africa - Portuguese Colonies of Africa of South-Angola - Mozambique - German East Africa - African Islands in the sea of India- Land of the Pacific. 15 maps in colour out of text 37 plates out of text and many illustrations and maps in the text. Volume V: 371pp. Canada - United States - the Caribbean - Mexico and Central America - South America - Polar Regions - territorial changes of the Balkan peninsula. 14 maps in colour out of text 71 plates out of text and many illustrations and maps in the text. Smooth spine in brown sheepskin leather adorned with art-deco motifs. Title and volume number gilded Important golden stamps on the entire spine. Blue buckram covers First cover adorned with an important golden stamp with 2 spheres, a large gold and green garland framing the golden title. Very rare with its original blue spine; borders and corners bevelled. Blue edges. Friction, wear and tear (not too serious) on corners (dented), borders, spine and covers; inside: a few loose leaves and other fragile; some apparent gutters (normal for volumes of these non-standard template), otherwise the insides are satisfactory... Great volumes with strong bindings sought after and rare to find complete.