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658 - GRANDVILLE Scenes from the Private and Public Lives of Animals. Illustrations by Grandville. Studies of Contemporary Customs, published under the direction of Mr. P.-J. Stahl [...]. Paris: J. Hetzel and Paulin, 1842, 2 vols., large 8vo (includes 1 plate; some minor foxing). Red half-maroquin cardboard binding with leather corners, covers of red maroquin-patterned percaline edged with gold fillets, spine with gilt decorative faux raised bands, marbled edges (inner joint of vol. I broken, spine slightly faded). First edition of this great satirical epic, sought after for its anthropomorphic woodcut illustration. First printing of 200 (out of 201: missing the plate in Vol. I, p. 372 “Aussi ne vous étonnerez-vous pas....”) illustrations, including 2 frontispieces, and numerous in-text illustrations. Some illustrations are reprints, notably the frontispiece of Vol. I and the plate in Vol. II, p. 48. Ref. Carteret III:552–559. - Vicaire VII:405–416. - Brivois 364–370.
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GRANDVILLE Scenes from the Private and Public Lives of Animals. Illustrations by Grandville. Studies of Contemporary Customs, published under the direction of Mr. P.-J. Stahl [...]. Paris: J. Hetzel and Paulin, 1842, 2 vols., large 8vo (includes 1 plate; some minor foxing). Red half-maroquin cardboard binding with leather corners, covers of red maroquin-patterned percaline edged with gold fillets, spine with gilt decorative faux raised bands, marbled edges (inner joint of vol. I broken, spine slightly faded). First edition of this great satirical epic, sought after for its anthropomorphic woodcut illustration. First printing of 200 (out of 201: missing the plate in Vol. I, p. 372 “Aussi ne vous étonnerez-vous pas....”) illustrations, including 2 frontispieces, and numerous in-text illustrations. Some illustrations are reprints, notably the frontispiece of Vol. I and the plate in Vol. II, p. 48. Ref. Carteret III:552–559. - Vicaire VII:405–416. - Brivois 364–370.
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