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514 - HUART (Louis). Ulysses, or The Revenge of the Pigs. Steeple-…
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Estimate €40 - €60
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HUART (Louis). Ulysses, or The Revenge of the Pigs. Steeple-Chase – Public Balls. Illustrations by Cham, Daumier and E. de Beaumont. Paris, Garnier Frères, 1852. Small 12mo paperback, 99-(9) pp. Illustrated red covers (title and a pig on the front cover). First edition – despite the reference to a ‘2nd edition’ on the front cover – of these three satirical texts: Ulysses (dedicated to butchers, written in verse, or thereabouts), *Steeple-Chase* (in which horses feature prominently) and *Quasi-Moral Studies on Parisian Country Balls*. A satirical publication typical of this period, in the tradition of the *Physiologies*. A fine paperback copy.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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