1363 - 1737 FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)
- Backstrip dam. at top and foot of spine w. loss of sm. portions; wr. sl. yellowed/ discol., otherwise fine.
ADDED: De legende van Sint Christoffel. Maastr., Leiter-Nypels, 1931, XLVIIp., 16 woodcut plates by P. REINALD RATS, printed in black and blue in 100 numb. copies, orig. wr. w. dustwr., folio.
- Lower hinge broken; a few lvs. unopened; occas. sl. foxed. Binding sl. rubbed along extremities.
= Van Laar 130.
AND 1 other illustrated by J. CANTRÉ.
- Dedication in pen on htitle. Spine sl. faded. Otherwise fine.
- Endpapers sl. waterst. in lower inner margin. Covers vaguely discoloured along upper edges. Otherwise a very fine copy.
= One of 100 copies on paper of "Steinbach te Malmedy".
= I.a. J. DE PRAETERE, Latemse dageraad, eerste-vijfde aflevering (1989-1991, 5 parts in 3 vols.); B. ROUSSEEUW, De boekbanden van Laurent Peeters (1990); W. WATERSCHOOT, De Seven Sinjoren (1993); Vijf jaar de Carbolineum Pers (1994); B. BARNARD, Sulamiet (2004, orig. wr., slipcase); P. THIERS, De Eikelaar (1997); J. HALSBERGHE, Santiago de Compostela, 1950 (1999); P. SIMOENS, Bibliografie van de van de bibliofiele uitgaven van Renaat Bosschaert (2015); H. CLAUS, We moeten bij Streuvels zijn (2018, orig. slipcase) and S. STREUVELS, Bertken (2019, prospectus).
- Partly foxed; occas. stained; a few plates dam. Bindings worn/ dam., 1 vol. backstrip loose.
= An interrupted but nevertheless large series of issues and plates. Vicaire II, p.260f; Sander 166.
- All issues w. stamp; occas. sl. foxed/ frayed; vol. 2 w. one leaf partly torn out.
= Vol. 1: 10e année, no. 1-120 (continuous, January-April 1841); vol. 2: 14e année, no. 6-187 (interrupted/ incomplete, January-July 1845).
AND 4 other vols. (not collated), incl. JOURNAL AMUSANT (1857, no. 53-104, a few plates pochoir coloured), JOURNAL POPULAIRE (1860-1861, no. 1-126) and GIL BLAS (1895, no. 1-52, most plates pochoir coloured).
- Two text lvs. w. brown offsetting; bookplate on upper pastedown; traces of ticket on first free endpaper.
= Houfe p.273.
- 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."
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Bookplate on first blank; partly sl. waterstained in lower (blank) margin (incl. frontwr.); occas. sl. foxed. Good copy.
= Vicaire IV, p.221; Carteret III, p.297f; Sander 512; Brivois p.297.
Kock, P. de, Balzac, H. de, Dumas, A. a.o. La Grande Ville. Nouveau Tableau de Paris Comique, Critique et Philosophique. Paris, Bureau Central des Publications Nouvelles, 1842/ 1843, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),412; (4),418p., 16 woodengr. plates and num. ills. by i.a. H. DAUMIER and H. MONNIER, contemp. hcalf, t.e.g., 4to.
- Occas. sl. foxed (incl. plates). Spine sunned. Good copy.
= Vicaire III, p.1096-1098; Sander 314; Carteret III, p.278-280: "Ouvrage très important et remarquable par la belle pléiade de littérateurs et d'artistes de la période romantique qui y ont collaboré (...)". The (rare) first edition.
- Spine-ends/ corners sl. rubbed/ worn. Good set. = Vicaire VI, p.598f; Carteret III, p.474f.
AND 4 others similar, i.a. ALMANACH PITTORESQUE, year 8 (Tournai, 1848, ills., orig. wr., sm. 8vo) and ALMANACH COMIQUE, year 9 and 18 (Paris, 1850-1859, 2 vols., num. ills., contemp. (dam.) hcl./ orig. wr., sm. 8vo. Wrappers loose, reattached w. sellotape).
- One vol. upper hinge weak. One vol. frontcover and backstrip loose; one vol. backstrip chafed.
= Nouvelle série, no.28-79 (1900), 80-131 (1901), 132-183 (1902).
- Occas. sl. foxed/ waterst. (mostly in blank margins). Hinges broken and (sl. rubbed) covers loose(ning), repaired/ strengthened w. sellotape.
- Htitle browned; last few lvs. sl. foxed.
= With the orig. green wr. as published. Vicaire VI, p.1086; Carteret III, p.421; Sander 508; Brivois p.295-296.
Les Physiologies Parisiennes. Bibliothèque pour rire. Première série. Ibid., idem/ G. Barba, n.d. (1850), 20 parts in 1 vol., num. woodengr. plates by i.a. GAVARNI, CHAM, H. DAUMIER and A. BERTALL, contemp. giltlettered hcalf, t.e.g., 4to.
- Sl. foxed. = All published. Vicaire VI, p.621; Sander 575; Brivois p.327f.
AND 2 others in 4 vols.: MUSÉE OU MAGASIN COMIQUE DE PHILIPON (ibid., 1842-1843, 2 vols., 800 woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt hcalf, folio. One vol. ±30 lvs. w. (closed) tears/ strengthened w. paper strips); LE SALON LITTÉRAIRE (1842-1843, 2 vols., lithogr. ills., contemp. unif. (dam.) hcalf, 4to).
- Erroneous pagination but complete; contemp. owner's entry and owner's stamp on first blank.
= Vicaire V, 1324. Rare.
- All vols. occas. sl. frayed (in margins). Vol. 1 lacks p.7-8 of no. 666; most issues w. postage stamp; some lvs. w. sm. portion cut out; vol. 2 first blank repaired w. tape; vol. 3 upper hinge broken; a few lvs. reattached. Clothbacked vols. sl. worn; backstrip dam.
= Frontwrappers in nice contemp. pochoir colouring. Vol. 1: no. 604-660, 662-671 (1er série); vol. 2: no. 1-52 (nouvelle série), vol. 3: no. 1-53 (4e série, 31e année).