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French Caricature & Illustration
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A fine group of 6 albums (including 1 duplicate) of French caricatures by Daumier, Grandville, Vernier, Plattel, Madou, et al., ca. 1832-1841, as follows:
Huart, Louis. Muséum Parisien Histoire Physiologique, Pittoresque, Philosophique et Grotesque de toutes les Bêtes Curieuses de Paris et de la Banlieu Pour faire suite à toutes les éditions des Oeuvres de M. De Buffon. Paris: [Lacrambe for] Beauger et Cie, 1841. 8vo, half-title, wood engraved text illustrations by Grandville, Gavarni, Daumier, Traviès, Lécurieur, & Henri Monnier; a very occasional tiny marginal spot, contemporary blue quarter morocco and pebbled cloth, blindstamped covers with interlaced strapwork, spine gilt; some light wear at extremities. Ray, French, p. 300 — Daumier, Honoré. Les Cent et Un Robert-Macaire composés et dessinés par H. Daumier, sur les Idées et les Légendes de M. Ch. Philipon ... Paris: [Lacrampe for] chez Aubert et Cie, 1840. 2 volumes, large 8vo, half-title, 101 lithographic colored plates by Daumier, reduced version of his famous suite [Caricaturana] which appeared 1836-1838; light browning and marginal soiling, some spotting in preliminary leaves, publisher's black pebbled cloth with gilt-stamped frame of leafy tendrils, spines and edges gilt; extremities rubbed. See Ray, French 162. — Another copy, plates uncolored; upper outer corner of text leaf for plate 6 mended without loss, modern red half morocco with original green pictorial wrappers bound in — Vernier, Charles. La Crinolinomanie. [Paris: Martinet, n.d.]. Oblong folio, 40 lithographed colored plates by Destouches after Vernier; some marginal spotting and soiling, original yellow quarter cloth and pictorial boards; edges and corners torn. — Plattel, Henri. Macédoine. [Paris:] Aubert, chez Bauger, n.d. Oblong folio, 32 hand-colored lithographs heightened with gum arabic; light marginal soiling and spotting, contemporary three-quarter maroon cloth, gilt-stamped green morocco title label on upper cover; extremities worn — Madou, Jean-Baptiste. Étrennes pour 1833. Douze Sujets. Brussels: chez Dewasme, Paris: chez Motte, Amsterdam: chez Buffa, [1832]. Oblong folio, 12 hand-colored lithographed plates by C. Motte after Madou; some marginal soiling and stains, original printed self-wrappers bound in; upper outer corner of front wrapper mended.
Huart, Louis. Muséum Parisien Histoire Physiologique, Pittoresque, Philosophique et Grotesque de toutes les Bêtes Curieuses de Paris et de la Banlieu Pour faire suite à toutes les éditions des Oeuvres de M. De Buffon. Paris: [Lacrambe for] Beauger et Cie, 1841. 8vo, half-title, wood engraved text illustrations by Grandville, Gavarni, Daumier, Traviès, Lécurieur, & Henri Monnier; a very occasional tiny marginal spot, contemporary blue quarter morocco and pebbled cloth, blindstamped covers with interlaced strapwork, spine gilt; some light wear at extremities. Ray, French, p. 300 — Daumier, Honoré. Les Cent et Un Robert-Macaire composés et dessinés par H. Daumier, sur les Idées et les Légendes de M. Ch. Philipon ... Paris: [Lacrampe for] chez Aubert et Cie, 1840. 2 volumes, large 8vo, half-title, 101 lithographic colored plates by Daumier, reduced version of his famous suite [Caricaturana] which appeared 1836-1838; light browning and marginal soiling, some spotting in preliminary leaves, publisher's black pebbled cloth with gilt-stamped frame of leafy tendrils, spines and edges gilt; extremities rubbed. See Ray, French 162. — Another copy, plates uncolored; upper outer corner of text leaf for plate 6 mended without loss, modern red half morocco with original green pictorial wrappers bound in — Vernier, Charles. La Crinolinomanie. [Paris: Martinet, n.d.]. Oblong folio, 40 lithographed colored plates by Destouches after Vernier; some marginal spotting and soiling, original yellow quarter cloth and pictorial boards; edges and corners torn. — Plattel, Henri. Macédoine. [Paris:] Aubert, chez Bauger, n.d. Oblong folio, 32 hand-colored lithographs heightened with gum arabic; light marginal soiling and spotting, contemporary three-quarter maroon cloth, gilt-stamped green morocco title label on upper cover; extremities worn — Madou, Jean-Baptiste. Étrennes pour 1833. Douze Sujets. Brussels: chez Dewasme, Paris: chez Motte, Amsterdam: chez Buffa, [1832]. Oblong folio, 12 hand-colored lithographed plates by C. Motte after Madou; some marginal soiling and stains, original printed self-wrappers bound in; upper outer corner of front wrapper mended.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.