Bertall

1878 · 9561 — Paris France: E Plon & Co 1878. Second-hand hardcover. <p>Bertall. La Vigne: voyage autor des vins de France. FIRST EDITION E Plon & Co: Paris France 1878. 4to mm Contemporary half bnd green leather gilt lettered marbled bds & edges 66593pp. In French Edges rubbed; eps foxed</p> <p><br /> BERTALL Charles Albert d'Arnoux Charles Constant Albert Nicolas Vicomte d'Arnoux Count of Limoges-Saint-Saëns known as Bertall or Bertal an anagram of Albert 1820-1882 <br /> <br /> La Vigne voyage autor des vins de France étude physiologique anecdotique historique humoristique et même scientifique.<br /> <br /> Paris : E Plon et Cie Imprimeurs-Ä–diteurs 1878. First Edition. Printed at Paris Typographie de E Plon et Cie. In French<br /> <br /> Quarto 285x200mm contemporary half bound dark green morocco marbled boards gilt ruled titled and decorated spine; all edges and end-papers marbled 6 including frontispiece and title-page1-6593 blankpp : π²1-82â´ 83². Frontispiece 94 in-text monochrome full page engraved illustrations and more than 400 monochrome engraved decorations all by Bertall. Lacks half-title as bound. Boards edges and joints rubbed hinges fine front and rear end-papers lightly foxed light shelf-wear; occasional faint foxing to a few pages not affecting the text.<br /> <br /> ¶  Bertall was a French nineteenth century illustrator engraver caricaturist and early photographer. La Vigne one of his later books is a wandering tour of the wine regions of France and their great producers illustrated with many witty caricatures and embellished with even more amusing anecdotes about the wines vines vignerons and consumers. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sought after for its wonderful and timeless illustration. An excellent copy.<br /> <br /> § Bitting p.38; Crahan 482; Oberle Fritsch 138 Schraemli 50; Simon BV p110; Vicarie 87; not in Noling.</p> E Plon & Co unknown