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two old books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacean old book with a drawing of a man and a woman on a boatthree books stacked on top of each other on a white surfacea close up of a book with an insect on ittwo old books sitting on top of each othera drawing of a group of cats playing with each otheran old book with a drawing of two otters sitting at a tableillustration of a man in a top hat leaning over a dead dogdrawing of a scene in a medieval setting with men and women dressed in costumesa drawing of two donkeys and a dog playing with each other
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128 - GRANDVILLE. Scenes from the private and public lives of anim…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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GRANDVILLE. Scenes from the private and public lives of animals. Paris, J. Hetzel, 1842. In-8 (26 x 17 cm), green half-shagreen, title and volume number gilt on the spine. Contemporary binding. 2 vols.: 386 pp. – 390 pp.; numerous plates (uncollated) Scuffs and scratches to the bindings. First edition of one of Grandville’s most famous illustrated books: numerous plates, including 2 frontispieces, and wood-engraved vignettes within the text. “This famous publication needs no introduction; it is a satire on contemporary Parisian society during the July Monarchy, the project being the brainchild of Hetzel, who, under the pseudonym Stahl, authored several texts and commissioned works from the most celebrated writers of the time: Balzac, Musset, Sand, La Bedollière… The final chapter recounts the imprisonment of the various writers, who can be seen in various locations within the Jardin des Plantes. One of Grandville’s great works of imagination, brimming with verve and fantasy.” A fine copy, in very fresh condition throughout.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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