Description:
Paris, chez Aubert, au grand magasin de caricatures et nouveautés lithographiques, 1830-1835.10 volumes 4to with titles, tables and 530 plates. Rahir indicates that there are titles and tables only for vol. 1 to 9. Some foxing and few browned ll. Red quarter-roan, spines ribbed and decorated with gilt and blindstamped patterns, lettering pieces in black calf. Label of the bookbinder Rue St-Honoré, n. 99, dans la cour, papetier-relieur. Contemporary binding signed Grenet.
333 x 253 mm.
Complete first edition of the most important Journal of the Romantic period.
Morgand et Fatout 10885 ; Vicaire, Manuel de l'amateur, II, 46.
" La Caricature as a whole is one of the most interesting works of the 1830's; it is a precious collection of caricatures about Louis-Philippe's reign. V. Hugo, Balzac, Louis Desnoyers and especially Ch. Philipon were the main associates.As for the artistic side, Daumier provided more than 100 plates ; Grandville 109, Henri Monnier 6, Raffet 14, Traviès 55, Philipon 10, etc. "… Read More