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"The French, as portrayed by themselves.
See original version (French)
66
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"The French, as portrayed by themselves.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
"The French, as portrayed by themselves. A Moral Encyclopaedia of the Nineteenth Century. [And] Le Prisme. Paris, L. Curmer, 1841–1842.
9 volumes, large 8vo, an illustrated edition based on works by Daumier, Daubigny, Gavarni, Grandville, T. Johannot, Bellangé and others, comprising over 400 colour plates depicting Parisian and provincial types, and nearly 1,500 woodcuts within the text. *Le Prisme*, decorated solely with vignettes within the text by the same artists.
Texts by Balzac, Janin, Karr, Méry, Soulié, Petrus Borel, Monnier, Nodier and Gautier.
A very complete set comprising the three volumes of *Province* and the rare ninth volume, *Le Prisme*.
Red half-shagreen binding with modern corners, smooth spine with decorative detailing.
(A copy featuring alternating series of uniformly foxed leaves)"
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