160 - [Caricatures] [Siege of Paris] FAUSTIN [BETBEDER (Faustin), known as]. Memories of Paris Under Siege, 1871. A collection of three series of caricatures: The Women of Besieged Paris—Paris Under Siege—The Museum of Man, or The Garden of Beasts. Paris, Saillant and Duclaux, n.d. [1871]. One quarto volume, in the publisher’s green cardboard binding, with gilt title on the front cover.

[Caricatures] [Siege of Paris] FAUSTIN [BETBEDER (Faustin), known as]. Memories of Paris Under Siege, 1871. A collection of three series of caricatures: The Women of Besieged Paris—Paris Under Siege—The Museum of Man, or The Garden of Beasts. Paris, Saillant and Duclaux, n.d. [1871]. One quarto volume, in the publisher’s green cardboard binding, with gilt title on the front cover. A rare collection of three series of caricatures by Faustin devoted to the siege of Paris and the events of 1870–1871, comprising a total of 37 color-enhanced lithographs. Contains: 1/ The Women of Besieged Paris: 8 plates. Printed by Lemercier. 2/ Paris Under Blockade: 13 plates (out of 24). Lithographed by Barousse. 3/ The Human Museum, or The Garden of Beasts. 16 plates. Printed by Barousse. From the F. Meunié library, with an ex libris vignette. A beautiful, very fresh copy.