Lot n° 225
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Collectif. La Grande Ville, Nouveau Tableau de Paris comique - Lot 225
Collectif. La Grande Ville, Nouveau Tableau de Paris comique, critique et philosophique by MM. Paul de Kock, Balzac, Dumas, Soulié, Gozlan, Briffault, Ourliac, E. Guinot, H. Monnier, etc. Illustrated by Gavarni, Victor Adam, Daumier, D'Aurigny, H. Emy, Traviès, Boulanger, Henri Monnier and Thenot. Illustrations by Gavarni, Victor Adam, Daumier, D'Aurigny, H. Emy, Traviès, Boulanger, Henri Monnier and Thenot. Paris, Marescq, 1844.
2 vols. large in-8, black half-chagrin, finely decorated spines, gilt title and gilt stamps (period binding).
Collective work entirely written by Paul de Kock for Volume I, and by Balzac, Dumas, Ourliac, Soulié, etc. for Volume II. The first edition includes Balzac's Monographie de la presse parisienne. The work was published by the Bureau central des publications nouvelles in 1842-1843, but Maresq had false titles and titles printed at his address in 1844 to sell unsold copies.
The work is identical with the exception of 2 engraved titles and 14 additional plates, for a total of one table, 2 titles, 30 plates hors texte and numerous woodcut vignettes in the text by Gavarni, Daumier, D'Aubigny, Traviès, Monnier, etc. Plates in the second volume browned, a few pages browned in both volumes, otherwise very few brown spots and a fine copy in an attractive contemporary binding (Vicaire III, 1098).
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