111 - GAVARNI (Paul). Selected Works. Revised, corrected, and newly organized by the author. Studies of Contemporary Customs. With introductory notes at the beginning of each series by Théophile Gautier and Laurant-Jan (1st series), Laurent-Jan, Lireux, and Léon Gozlan (2nd series), Théophile Gautier, A. Bartet, and A. de Soubiran (3rd series), P.-J. Stahl (4th series). Paris, Hetzel, 1846–48. Four volumes bound in 2 large 8vo volumes, full red morocco binding, spine and covers decorated with special gilt dies—different for each volume and for each cover—internal tooth, gilt edges. (Publisher’s binding), signed Liebherre.

GAVARNI (Paul). Selected Works. Revised, corrected, and newly organized by the author. Studies of Contemporary Customs. With introductory notes at the beginning of each series by Théophile Gautier and Laurant-Jan (1st series), Laurent-Jan, Lireux, and Léon Gozlan (2nd series), Théophile Gautier, A. Bartet, and A. de Soubiran (3rd series), P.-J. Stahl (4th series). Paris, Hetzel, 1846–48. Four volumes bound in 2 large 8vo volumes, full red morocco binding, spine and covers decorated with special gilt dies—different for each volume and for each cover—internal tooth, gilt edges. (Publisher’s binding), signed Liebherre. First printing. Frontispiece, vignette repeated on all four title pages, 12 special title pages, each adorned with a different vignette, and 320 woodcut plates after Gavarni. 2 handwritten notes by Gigoux added. “An important work, presenting an original series redrawn by the artist based on his lithographs. The collection provides a good sense of Gavarni’s talent and the customs of his time [...] Very rare in fine condition” (Carteret, III, p. 262). Stains at the bottom of the spines and missing combed paper on the endpapers. (See illustration on p. 72)