78 1431 Caricature Gavarni and Grandville J J a o 
78 1431 Caricature Gavarni and Grandville J J a o 
78 1431 Caricature Gavarni and Grandville J J a o 
- Both spines sl. sunned. Otherwise a fine copy.
= Vicaire III, p.241; Carteret III, p.203; Sander 232; Brivois 124; Ray 236: "The most impressive are the 208 wood-engraved plates after Gavarni (...). The major attraction of Le diable à Paris resides in Gavarni's plates, which are of even greater interest than the 320 woodengravings of his Oeuvres choisies (...). The engraving is superior for the most part, and they are new conceptions, not versions of his lithographs. He limits himself almost entirely to single figures or pairs, evoked with his usual concentration and psychological subtlety."
78 1432 Caricature Gavarni and Grandville J J a o 
78 1432 Caricature Gavarni and Grandville J J a o 
- Vol. 1 lacks final 2 text lvs.; foxed. Bindings rubbed and sl. worn; top of spine vol. 2 sl. dam.
= Vicaire III, p.241; Sander 232; Brivois 124; Ray 236: "The most impressive are the 208 wood-engraved plates after Gavarni (...). The major attraction of Le diable à Paris resides in Gavarni's plates, which are of even greater interest than the 320 woodengravings of his Oeuvres choisies (...). The engraving is superior for the most part, and they are new conceptions, not versions of his lithographs. He limits himself almost entirely to single figures or pairs, evoked with his usual concentration and psychological subtlety."
AND 2 others, i.a. A.-R. LE SAGE, Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (Paris, 1836, woodengr. frontisp. and textills. by J. GIGOUX, contemp. blindst. calf, 4to).
78 1433 Caricature Gil Blas Illustré hebdomadaire Year 1 13 
78 1433 Caricature Gil Blas Illustré hebdomadaire Year 1 13 
- Lacks ±25 issues; occas. sl. brittle.
= Famous illustrated weekly supplements to the daily newspaper Gil Blas which was published until 1903. The main illustrator of the periodical was Steinlen, present with (full-p.) ills. in each number; also containing ills. by Bac, Cheret, Léandre, Legrand. Literary contributions by i.a. Daudet, France, Maupassant, Mirbeau, Verlaine, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Zola.
78/1434 Caricature Gil Blas Illustré hebdomadaire Year 1 2 and 4 10 
- Lacks ±30 issues; a few issues incomplete; brittle and partly folded and/ or frayed.
= Famous illustrated weekly supplements to the daily newspaper Gil Blas which was published until 1903. The main illustrator of the periodical was Steinlen, present with (full-p.) ills. in each number; also containing ills. by Bac, Cheret, Léandre, Legrand. Literary contributions by i.a. Daudet, France, Maupassant, Mirbeau, Verlaine, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Zola.
ADDED: a stack of loose leaves (mainly front- and backcovers with ills. by Steinlen) of the same periodical from various years. - AND 2 other illustrated works.
- The lot sold w.a.f.
78 1435 Caricature Grandville J J 
- Lacks 1 plate(?); 1 plate w. sm. tear (restored); hinges strengthened w. tape; bookplate on upper pastedown; trifle foxed. Sl. rubbed along extremities.
= Vicaire III, p.1123; Carteret III, p.282: "Livre estimé, un des meilleurs de Grandville"; Sander 145.
Savigny, M.A. de. Historiettes et Images. Paris, Aubert et Cie, n.d. (1840), (4),300,(4)p., over 700 woodengr. ills. after i.a. J.J. GRANDVILLE, H. DAUMIER, T. JOHANNOT and E. FOREST, contemp. gilt hmor., 4to.
- Foxed. Sl. rubbed along extremities. = Vicaire VII, p.397; Carteret III, p.551; Sander 618.
AND 2 others, i.a. F. FABRE, Némésis médicale illustrée (Brussels, 1841, woodengr. ills. after H. DAUMIER, orig. clothbacked boards. Upper hinge weak).