Lot n° 133
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: 125EUR
FRENCH PAINTED BY THEMSELVES, THE. Moral encyclopedia of the - Lot 133
FRENCH PAINTED BY THEMSELVES, THE. Moral encyclopedia of the XIXth century. Paris, L. Curmer, 1840-1842; set of 9 volumes large in-8 including Prism, seven in green half-percaline bradel, gilt heads and two in common half-binding.
Famous illustrated picture of Parisian mores in the 19th century.
Texts by H. de Balzac, J. Janin, Th. Gautier, Alph. Karr, Charles Nodier... An abundant woodcut illustration includes about 1500 vignettes in the text and 400 figures of types outside the text after Gavarni, Daumier, T. Johannot, H. Monnier...
COPY WITH SOME 500 HORS-TEXTE COLORED AT THE TIME. Some foxing to several volumes more marked to the Prism in which we did not bind originally a dozen notices. - Sold as is without return.
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