193 - Paul Chevalier, known as GAVARNI. Selected Works. Paris, Hetzel, 1846. 2 (of 4) in-4 volumes, blue cardboard covers decorated with gold motifs, gilt edges (publisher’s binding).

Paul Chevalier, known as GAVARNI. Selected Works. Paris, Hetzel, 1846. 2 (of 4) in-4 volumes, blue cardboard covers decorated with gold motifs, gilt edges (publisher’s binding). Vicaire, III-953 /// Frontispiece, (6f.)-39 pl.-(2f.)-5 pl.-(2f.)-25 pl.-(2f.)-11 pl.-(1f.) / (4f.)-48 plates-(2f.)-19 plates-(2f.)-13 plates-(1f. across 2). A title vignette repeated in each volume, a frontispiece by Lorentz in the first volume, 7 chapter vignettes, and 160 plates by Gavarni, wood-engraved by Porret, Cottard, Rouget, etc. These volumes are the first two of Gavarni’s Selected Works published by Hetzel. They contain the series *Les Enfants terribles*, *Traductions en langue vulgaire*, *Lorettes*, *Actrices*, *Fourberies de femmes*, *Clichy*, and *Paris le soir*. Each series is preceded by an introduction by Th. Gautier, Laurent-Jan, Lireux, and L. Gozlan. A few faint foxing spots; one loose plate.