75/1443 Les Français peints par eux-mêmes. Paris, L. Curmer, 1840-1842, 8 (of 9) vols., 8 woodengr. title-p., 402 (of ?) woodengr. plates, num. initials, vignettes and ills. by i.a. GAVARNI, T. JOHANNOT, H. DAUMIER, H. MONNIER, J.J. GRANDVILLE, E. LAMI, E. MEISSONIER, contemp. unif. gilt hmor., 4to.

- All vols. textp. sl. foxed, plates partly sl. foxed; lacks the map; as very often without the so called "Prisme" volume; final vol. partly waterstained; backstrips chafed.

= Comprises: Les Français (5 vols.) and Province (3 vols.) Contributions by i.a. H. de Balzac, J. Janin, C. Nodier, T. Gautier, P. de Kock and G. de Nerval. Very nice plates depicting i.a. a chess player, doctor, sollicitor, mariners, horticulturist, poet, typesetter, booklover, reporter, angler, types in local dress, market salesmen. One vol. mainly on the French army with plates of officers and soldiers. Vicaire III, p.794ff; Carteret III, p.245ff; Brivois 157ff; Colas 1101; Hiler 324; Lipperheide Fc 37/38 and Fe 10; Sander 275.