- Vol. 1 lacks final 2 text lvs.; foxed. Bindings rubbed and sl. worn; top of spine vol. 2 sl. dam.
= Vicaire III, p.241; Sander 232; Brivois 124; Ray 236: "The most impressive are the 208 wood-engraved plates after Gavarni (...). The major attraction of Le diable à Paris resides in Gavarni's plates, which are of even greater interest than the 320 woodengravings of his Oeuvres choisies (...). The engraving is superior for the most part, and they are new conceptions, not versions of his lithographs. He limits himself almost entirely to single figures or pairs, evoked with his usual concentration and psychological subtlety."
AND 2 others, i.a. A.-R. LE SAGE, Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (Paris, 1836, woodengr. frontisp. and textills. by J. GIGOUX, contemp. blindst. calf, 4to).
- Lacks ±25 issues; occas. sl. brittle.
= Famous illustrated weekly supplements to the daily newspaper Gil Blas which was published until 1903. The main illustrator of the periodical was Steinlen, present with (full-p.) ills. in each number; also containing ills. by Bac, Cheret, Léandre, Legrand. Literary contributions by i.a. Daudet, France, Maupassant, Mirbeau, Verlaine, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Zola.
- Lacks ±30 issues; a few issues incomplete; brittle and partly folded and/ or frayed.
= Famous illustrated weekly supplements to the daily newspaper Gil Blas which was published until 1903. The main illustrator of the periodical was Steinlen, present with (full-p.) ills. in each number; also containing ills. by Bac, Cheret, Léandre, Legrand. Literary contributions by i.a. Daudet, France, Maupassant, Mirbeau, Verlaine, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Zola.
ADDED: a stack of loose leaves (mainly front- and backcovers with ills. by Steinlen) of the same periodical from various years. - AND 2 other illustrated works.
- The lot sold w.a.f.
- Lacks 1 plate(?); 1 plate w. sm. tear (restored); hinges strengthened w. tape; bookplate on upper pastedown; trifle foxed. Sl. rubbed along extremities.
= Vicaire III, p.1123; Carteret III, p.282: "Livre estimé, un des meilleurs de Grandville"; Sander 145.
Savigny, M.A. de. Historiettes et Images. Paris, Aubert et Cie, n.d. (1840), (4),300,(4)p., over 700 woodengr. ills. after i.a. J.J. GRANDVILLE, H. DAUMIER, T. JOHANNOT and E. FOREST, contemp. gilt hmor., 4to.
- Foxed. Sl. rubbed along extremities. = Vicaire VII, p.397; Carteret III, p.551; Sander 618.
AND 2 others, i.a. F. FABRE, Némésis médicale illustrée (Brussels, 1841, woodengr. ills. after H. DAUMIER, orig. clothbacked boards. Upper hinge weak).
- Bookplate on first blank; partly sl. waterstained in lower (blank) margin (incl. frontwr.); occas. sl. foxed. Good copy.
= Vicaire IV, p.221; Carteret III, p.297f; Sander 512; Brivois p.297.
Kock, P. de, Balzac, H. de, Dumas, A. a.o. La Grande Ville. Nouveau Tableau de Paris Comique, Critique et Philosophique. Paris, Bureau Central des Publications Nouvelles, 1842/ 1843, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),412; (4),418p., 16 woodengr. plates and num. ills. by i.a. H. DAUMIER and H. MONNIER, contemp. hcalf, t.e.g., 4to.
- Occas. sl. foxed (incl. plates). Spine sunned. Good copy.
= Vicaire III, p.1096-1098; Sander 314; Carteret III, p.278-280: "Ouvrage très important et remarquable par la belle pléiade de littérateurs et d'artistes de la période romantique qui y ont collaboré (...)". The (rare) first edition.
- Spine-ends/ corners sl. rubbed/ worn. Good set. = Vicaire VI, p.598f; Carteret III, p.474f.
AND 4 others similar, i.a. ALMANACH PITTORESQUE, year 8 (Tournai, 1848, ills., orig. wr., sm. 8vo) and ALMANACH COMIQUE, year 9 and 18 (Paris, 1850-1859, 2 vols., num. ills., contemp. (dam.) hcl./ orig. wr., sm. 8vo. Wrappers loose, reattached w. sellotape).
- One vol. upper hinge weak. One vol. frontcover and backstrip loose; one vol. backstrip chafed.
= Nouvelle série, no.28-79 (1900), 80-131 (1901), 132-183 (1902).
- Occas. sl. foxed/ waterst. (mostly in blank margins). Hinges broken and (sl. rubbed) covers loose(ning), repaired/ strengthened w. sellotape.
- Htitle browned; last few lvs. sl. foxed.
= With the orig. green wr. as published. Vicaire VI, p.1086; Carteret III, p.421; Sander 508; Brivois p.295-296.
Les Physiologies Parisiennes. Bibliothèque pour rire. Première série. Ibid., idem/ G. Barba, n.d. (1850), 20 parts in 1 vol., num. woodengr. plates by i.a. GAVARNI, CHAM, H. DAUMIER and A. BERTALL, contemp. giltlettered hcalf, t.e.g., 4to.
- Sl. foxed. = All published. Vicaire VI, p.621; Sander 575; Brivois p.327f.
AND 2 others in 4 vols.: MUSÉE OU MAGASIN COMIQUE DE PHILIPON (ibid., 1842-1843, 2 vols., 800 woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt hcalf, folio. One vol. ±30 lvs. w. (closed) tears/ strengthened w. paper strips); LE SALON LITTÉRAIRE (1842-1843, 2 vols., lithogr. ills., contemp. unif. (dam.) hcalf, 4to).
- Erroneous pagination but complete; contemp. owner's entry and owner's stamp on first blank.
= Vicaire V, 1324. Rare.
- All vols. occas. sl. frayed (in margins). Vol. 1 lacks p.7-8 of no. 666; most issues w. postage stamp; some lvs. w. sm. portion cut out; vol. 2 first blank repaired w. tape; vol. 3 upper hinge broken; a few lvs. reattached. Clothbacked vols. sl. worn; backstrip dam.
= Frontwrappers in nice contemp. pochoir colouring. Vol. 1: no. 604-660, 662-671 (1er série); vol. 2: no. 1-52 (nouvelle série), vol. 3: no. 1-53 (4e série, 31e année).
- Trifle yellowed in outer margins. Dustwr. browned, backstrip stained and dam. at margins (strengthened on verso).
- All fine.
= I.a. J. SLAUERHOFF, Guanito (1979, printed in 18 numb. copies); C. BELLAERT, Equilibrium (1980, col. typographic compositions, printed in 20 numb. copies); R.L. STEVENSON, Little feet along the floor (1981, printed in 30 numb. copies); D. HILLENIUS, De onrust bewaren (1981, printed in 60 numb. copies); J.B. ELBURG, Verzen uit de zevensnaar (1978, printed in 75 numb. copies); H.N. WERKMAN, Wij hebben een heel andere basis (1981, printed in 24 numb. copies) and A. ROLAND HOLST, Ter gelegenheid van. Een bundel gerichte kwatrijnen (1981, printed in125 numb. copies).
= I.a. B. RIJDES, Een kwatrijn (1970, "voor de leden van de Rotaryclub Haarlem"); DADA IN DE RESIDENTIE, Een rumoerige soiree (1973, orig. cl.); C. BELLAERT, Seven-up (1973, printed in 50 numb. copies); IDEM, The printer is mad - is he? (1979, printed in 18 numb. copies, orig. limp boards w. col. dustwr.); J. SLAUERHOFF, Guanito (1979, printed in 18 numb. copies, orig. (col.) boards w. mounted letterpiece. Title loosening); W. KLOOS, Zeven sonnetten (1979, printed in 8 copies); A. ROLAND HOLST, De bewegende gordijnen (1979, printed in 15 numb. copies); P. VERLAINE, Trois chansons pour elle (1980, 7 lvs. loose as issued in orig. portfolio, printed in 10 copies); J.C. BLOEM, Aanvaarding (1980, printed in 19 numb. copies); G. GOSSAERT, De moeder & Thalatta (1980, printed in 12 numb. copies); P. DAMAVE, Ick gingh op eenen morgen al door den Aerden-hout (1981, 2 SIGNED etchings by P. Damave, orig. green marbled boards, obl. 8vo); J. PERK, De schim van P.C. Hooft (1981, printed in 12 numb. copies); H.N. WERKMAN, Wij hebben een heel andere basis (1981, printed in 24 numb. copies) and P. VAN OSTAIJEN, Berceuse voor volwassenen (1983, printed in 20 numb. copies, this copy H.S.).
- Portfolio partly sunned.
Donker, C. Dagboek Rhijnauwen. Baarn, Erven Thomas Rap, 1977, 63,(2)p., num. ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., 4to. - AND 4 others, i.a. S. CARMIGGELT, Notities over Willem Elsschot ((Amst., 1975, plate, printed in 250 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr. SIGNED copy) and IDEM, "Tot ziens en vaarwel" (original typescript w. a few AUTOGRAPH typographical annots. (i.a. "Zaterdag 20 december")/ corrections in ballpoint/ black felt tip pen, 1 leaf, recto only).
= One of 300 copies on Haesbeek. Van Laar 82.
WITH an extra suite of the woodcuts (loose in paper slipcase, orig. (sl. dam.) frontwr. pres.).
- All slipcases worn and some joints split(ting); 2 backstrips of chemises loosening.
= One of 300 copies on Haesbeek, Hollands. Van der Laar 82.
- Backstrip worn. Wrappers sl. faded along extremities. = Kornfeld 63-69.
- Book-plate on marbled endpaper. = Large paper copy. Monod 2551 (dating the work ±1890).
Croix, St. Jean de la. Cantiques Spirituels. Ibid., the author, 1945, 81,(7)p., full-p. col. woodengr./ lithogr. ills. by G. FONTSERÉ, printed in 270 num. copies (225), loose in orig. wr., orig. board chemise, board portfolio, 4to. - AND 2 others, i.a. L.J. GASTINE, Lys amors d'Helain-Pisan (ibid., 1890, num. ills. by E. ZIER, printed in 520 numb copies (20), contemp. hmor., 4to (1 of 20 copies on Japanese)).