CHAMPFLEURY, Jules Fleury, dit
Chansons populaires des provinces de France. Paris, librairie nouvelle Bourdilliat et Cie, 1860.
Large in-8 (279 x 187 mm) of 2 ff.n.ch., XXVII, 224 pp. frontispiece engraved by Ed. Morin after Braquemond. Half hazelnut morocco with corners, spine gilt, gilt head (Chambolle 1891).
Carteret, III, 153; Vicaire, II, 191 & 247
Original edition, conceived by Champfleury as a sequel to
Chants et Chansons Populaires, published in 1843.
Champfleury's texts are accompanied by piano tunes by J.B. Weckerlin and woodcut illustrations after Bida, Bracquemond, Catenacci, Courbet, Faivre, Flameng, Français, Fath, Hanoteau, Ch. Jacque, Ed. Morin, M. Sand, Staal and Villevieille.
Unique copy, enriched with the original gouache by Bracquemond (unsigned) used for the creation of the frontispiece.
Provenance: Henri Béraldi (ex-libris, not included in the sales) -
Pierre Guerquin (ex-libris)
