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007957Paris; Brussels: Chez Bulla; Chez Borella. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. GRANDVILLE J. J. LANGLUME Pierre 1790-. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF GRANDVILLE'S METAMORPHOSES 1828-1829. First edition of this famous series of plates oblong quartos sixty two of seventy three hand coloured lithographed plates with French titles captions and imprints lacking Plates 8 16 39 43 46 47 51 66 69 71 and 72. Without title and Achille Comte's single leaf preface often lacking. Completely uncut and loosely laid into contemporary blue paper wrappers very minor marginal browning damp staining or spotting to a few places not affecting images small margin repaired tear pl54. With vividly coloured plates 26 with titles in French the remainder in French & English. Housed in a blue cloth clamshell case. 367274 mm. Vicaire V cols. 775-780. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 132. This famous album which established Grandville's early style of bitter burlesque has become rare. Indeed it is known to many of his admirers only through the greatly inferior volume of seventy wood engraved reproductions published by Havard in 1854. Lust gluttony anger and the other deadly sins are stigmatised now with the blow of a hammer now with the thrust of a stiletto; while the foibles and humours of mankind also receive due attention. Throughout the series Grandville's choice of beast-heads is inspired; and the force of his conceptions and the wit of his captions rarely falter. Perhaps his most terrifying plate is 'Menagerie' no 67 which shows four prison cells. In the first are complacent commercial offenders enjoying all the comforts of home; in the second violent criminals sly or stupid; in the third murderers one with the countenance of the utmost ferocity; in the forth political prisoners quiet and despondent. Grandville turned to direct political satire in his final plates but the publication of his onslaughts on church 'Famille des scarabees' No 72 and state 'Une bete Feroce' No 73 was not permitted in France Ray. This set contains one Une bete feroce No 73 of the two particularly rare suppressed plates containing the Brussels imprint of Borella. Lith. de Langlume. Overall a superb collection from this extremely scarce edition. <br/> <br/> Chez Bulla; Chez Borella unknown
18364094Paris: Aubert et cie Place de La Bourse 29 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 1836. Oblong 4to. 71 leaves of plates. 30 x 23 cm. Original illustrated green paper boards with gilt lettering. Re-impression of the first edition published in 1829. One of two variant copies noted by Vicaire each with a slightly different title and title page information. I could only find four auction records of this 1836 edition. Three of these had the extended title. This copy with the shorter title last appeared at auction in 2012. This copy not coloured and without the suppressed plates. Although later editions of this work are quite common this re-impression appears to be quite rare especially in the original boards and in such excellent condition. Head of spine and board tips with light wear the plates are a little age toned and foxed around the edges. G. Vicaire 5 780; L. Carteret3 284; Ray 197. Aubert et cie, Place de La Bourse, 29 hardcover
186954121869. Grandvilleillus. LES METAMORPHOSES DU JOUR. The book together with AN ORIGINAL PREPARATORY DRAWING FOR PLATE III. Texts by various writers. Paris 1869 1st was 1829. 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards with the original wraps bound-in t.e.g. lxiii 480pp. 71 hand-colored lithographed plates Title 70 plates plus a profusion of wood-engraved in-text illustrations. Near Fine inside and out with the plates very fresh. Offered together with an original preparatory drawing for Plate III "Tu t'entetes a jouer avec Monsieur tu vois bien qu'il retourne le roi a chaque coup." Pen & Ink over Black Chalk. 5 x 7 1/8 in.; 127 x 182 mm Signed lower right "Grandville." The drawing shows the left two thirds of the published plate the two figures conversing the fox playing cards and the table with the cloth and the lamp in finished form; a female figure is drawn lightly in pencil seated on the other side of the table playing cards with the fox. In the published drawing this figure has been changed and a fifth figure to the right has been added. The design of the lamp has also been modified. In Fine condition. Original artwork by Grandville is uncommon and a piece showing a stage in the creative development of a work of such fame and importance as Les Metamorphoses is particularly interesting and appealing. $3500.00 Grandville JEAN-IGNACE-ISIDORE GERARD 1803-1847 was a caricaturist best known for presenting animals in human form and using them to satirize the French social and political milieu of his period. His reputation was established with Metamorphoses du Jour in 1829 and he went on to illustrate numerous other satirical books as well as literary classics. He also drew for the humor magazines of the period "Charivari" and "Caricature." His work has continued to influence artists down to the present day. paperback
Paris, Garnier, 1867. 2 volumes in-4, 1- 339-[2 ff n. ch table des matières, table des gravures), une planche illustrée en couleurs en frontispice et 28 gravures hors-texte. Tome II- 324 pp-(1 ff table des gravures)., une planche en couleurs en frontispice, 22 planches hors-texte en couleurs plus 2 planches en noir et blanc de botanique, (Horticulture des Dames). Reliure de l'époque demi-basane rouge à coins, dos à 4 nerfs ornés de filets dorés, (coiffes et mors frottés, coins émoussés). Nouvelle édition avec planches très-soigneusement retouchées pour la gravure et le coloris par MAUBERT, peintre d'histoire naturelle, attaché au Jardin des Plantes. Bon exemplaire (malgré la reliure frottée) quelques rousseurs dans le tome I et un cahier débroché (pages171 à 174). Un des grands illustrés modernes du XIXème siècle. [Carteret, III, 286]. [Vicaire I, 135].
7588Paris Gabriel De Gonet 1847. 2 vols. royal 8vo iv 339 5; iv 321 5 pp. 2 hand-colored additional engraved titles 50 hand-colored engraved plates many heightened with gum arabic 2 plain engraved plates numerous wood-engraved textual ornaments. Original publisher’s green cloth blocked in gilt backstrip gilt moiré endpapers all edges gilt. End papers a little soiled occasional light foxing to the text pages plates clean a very good set very rare in the publisher’s de luxe binding. § First edition first issue with separate pagination of the two parts. A lovely set of one of Grandville's best works in the publisher's de luxe binding. Of this book his first biographer wrote: "The Fleurs Animées are the very thought of Grandville; they were his favorite work the work into the execution of which he put all that was in him of poetic and gracious originality of dexterity of mind and observation of that prodigious perspicacity which made divine affinities hitherto unperceived by anyone and discover new worlds.†Two unsigned plates in the introduction by Alphonse Karr are entitled “Botanique des Dames†and “Horticulture des Dames.†Gordon Ray Art of the French Illustrated Book 198: “A little world is created governed by its own laws. "The Fleurs Animées are the very thought of Grandville; they were his favorite work hardcover books
18841679151884. GRANDVILLE J.J. Les Fleurs Animées. Introduction by Alphonse Karr. Text by Taxile Delord. 3-260; 2 102 4 iv 2 106-166 2 iv 169-234 2 pp. Illustrated with 2 engraved title-pages 50 hand-coloured engraved plates by Grandville plus 2 engraved botanical plates. 4to. 264 x 178 mm bound in original publisher's cartonnage bindings richly gilt a.e.g. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet n.d. 1847. $4750.00 A Fine Copy in the original publisher's cartonnage bindings a true classic of floral surrealism. This copy with superb hand colouring to the engravings belongs to a hitherto undescribed edition with a separate pagination for the two parts. Of all his works Les Fleurs Animées was Grandville's own personal favorite. In the fifty hand-coloured plates Grandville portrays a flower or plant metamorphosized into a lady clad in the petals or leaves particular to that flower or plant. Further his flower turned human exhibits the human personality traits which Grandville perceives as characteristic of the species he is illustrating. Les Fleurs Animées is "a little world created and governed by its own laws which was full of significance for Grandville " Ray. Occasional inoffensive foxing not detracting from the finely coloured plates. Two tipped on gilt-stamped pieces from the spine missing. Now rare in the publisher's binding. Renonciat Grandville p. 287. Carteret III 286. Ray 198. Plesch 241. Sello Grandville: Das Gesamte Werk II 1500-1508. unknown books
1867001538Paris: Garnier Freres 1867. Quarter Morocco over Pebbled Cloth. Very Good . Grandville. 4to French text. 667 pp total. 50 hand-colored plates of women personified as flowers 2 hand-colored frontispieces 2 black and white plates and also black and white text illustrations. Probably Grandville's most famous work and one that epitomizes best his fantastical imagination. Plates and text clean and attractive. Quarter red morocco with blindstamped red pebbled cloth covers which perfectly match appears full red leather. Raised spine bands and gilt. Rubbing around gutters and the raised bands and some typical shelfwear besides. Endpapers are a silky moire material and they have some soiling. Gilt foreedges. <br/><br/> Garnier Freres hardcover books
184721458Paris: Gabriel De Gonet 1847. First edition. leather_bound. Full dark green calf. Aeg. Very good. 2 vols. Grandville Jean Ignace Isadore. 262 263-364 IV132 pages. 26.5 x 18.5 cm Hand-colored wood engraved title 50 hand-colored engraved plates by Geoffroy after Grandville two unsigned engraved botanical plates. Introduction by Alphonse Karr text by Taxile Delord. GORDON N. RAY 198. "Fleurs animees" were his favorite work."the work into the execution of which he put all that was in him of poetic and gracious originality." Ray also noted Grandville's technique was much like modern artists exploring the same subject "through a sequence of slight but significant variations." Plates bright and clean some slight text toning to a handful of leaves two centimeter dampstain at head not effecting text or plates Vols. I-II. Raised bands spine panels richly gilt in floral motifs two red leather spine labels printed in gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers modest surface wear. Gabriel De Gonet unknown books
16453Paris Garnier frères 1867. 2 volumes in/4 reliures demi-chagrin à coins dos à nerfs à titres dorés fleurons et titres dorés doré sur tête planches par Grandville aquarellées à la main : tome 1 : 29 planches hors-texte dont un frontispice 339 pages ; tome 2 : 25 planches dont un frontispice et deux en noir botanique 324 pages. Textes par A. Karr Taxile Delord Cte Foelix. Dos insolés et rousseurs éparses sur les pages de texte. Première édition de cet ouvrage en 1847. Biblio Carteret p. 286. unknown
1847299101847. Paris Librairie Martinon / Gabriel de Gonet s.d. 1857. 2 vol. au format in-4 275 x 190 mm de 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice n.fol. 262 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 1 frontispice n.fol. 238 pp. 3 ff. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-chagrin maroquinÂŽ vert-bronze triples filets gras et maigres ˆ froid encadrant les plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de filets gras ˆ froid triples caissons d'encadrement gras et maigres dorÂŽs triples filets terminÂŽs par des ÂŽcoinÂons gras et maigres dorÂŽs sur les nerfs larges fleurons dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽ jeu de filets et de filets en pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs en tÂte et queue tranches dorÂŽes. Ensemble complet de ses deux tomes ; revÂtus d'agrÂŽables reliures du temps.L'ouvrage s'agrÂŽmente de 51 planches en couleurs ainsi que deux planches de botanique en noir. La Table des gravures ne fait mention que de 49 planches en couleurs. Ces planches permettent d'apprÂŽcier ''les origines de notre surrÂŽalisme''. in AdhÂŽmar. ''Grand illustrateur de l'ÂŽpoque romantique les ouvrages qu'illustra Grandville dit M. Henri BÂŽraldi ''demeurent un ÂŽlÂŽment obligÂŽ d'une collection de livres ˆ figures''. Cet artiste restera''. in Carteret. Pour l'originale de 1847 : Renonciat La Vie et l'oeuvre de Grandville p. 287 - Brivois Bibliographie des ouvrages illustrÂŽs du XIXÂme p. 147 - AdhÂŽmar Le Livre romantique p. 88 - Carteret III Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile romantique et moderne p. 286 - Vicaire III Manuel de l'amateur de livres du XIXÂme 135. Angles et coiffes lÂŽgÂrement ÂŽlimÂŽs. Petite restauration en marge d'un feuillet. Quelques rousseurs ou t‰ches claires dans les corps d'ouvrages. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
184747719Paris: Gabriel De Gonet 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes with continuous pagination. Small 4to. Pp. iv-262; vi iv 263-364 132. Complete with all plates coloured and 2 not coloured in the last section. Bound in 1 volume in quarter burgundy leather over diced patterned paper boards with floral decorated spine and lettering in gilt. Joints and spine ends rubbed with light cracking and scuffing to the spine egde-wear to the boards with bumped and rubbed corners. Marbled endpapers hinges not cracked and strong but must handle carefully as the text block is fragile still together and quite tight but weak at some gatherings some of which are a little pulled by a couple of millimeters. Foxing throughout but mostly to the text and not the coloured plates all which have guards and are quite fresh and clean last two plates uncoloured are with heavier foxing. Beautiful book good to very good condition overall. Gabriel De Gonet hardcover
18471713431847. GRANDVILLE J.J. Les Fleurs Animées. Introduction by Alphonse Karr. Text by Taxile Delord. Two volumes. I: 260 pp. illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 28 plates all coloured by hand. II: 4 102 iv 105-236 i.e. 136 pp. illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 22 plates coloured by hand plus 2 botanical plates. 4to 264 x 178 mm. bound in original publisher's illustrated wrappers in chemise and board slipcases. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet 1847. Exceptionally fine copy in the original publisher's wrappers of this true classic of floral surrealism. Of all his works Les Fleurs Animées was Grandville's own personal favorite. In the fifty hand-coloured plates Grandville portrays a flower or plant metamorphosized into a lady clad in the petals or leaves particular to that flower or plant. Further his flower turned human exhibits the human personality traits which Grandville perceives as characteristic of the species he is illustrating. Les Fleurs Animées is "a little world created and governed by its own laws which was full of significance for Grandville" Ray. This copy is preserved in spectacular condition as fresh as the day it was published. Renonciat Grandville p. 287. Carteret III 286. Ray 198. Plesch 241. Sello Grandville: Das Gesamte Werk II 1500-1508. unknown
18673575Paris: Garnier Freres 1867. In-8 gr. mm. 268x170 2 volumi mezza pelle coeva dorso a cordoni con filetti e titolo oro pp. 43395; 43242; ornato da deliziosi grandi capilett. figur. e finalini tutti in tema floreale inc. su legno. L'opera e' illustrata dalle magnifiche composizioni di Grandville inc. su acciaio dal Geoffroy e pregevolm. colorate a mano: sono 2 antiporte e 47 su 50 tavole fuori testo Il secondo volume contiene anche "Botanique et horticulture des dames" con 2 tavole di botanica in bianco e nero fuori testo Questa del 1867 "nouvelle edition avec planches très soigneusement retouchées pour la gravure et le coloris par M. Maubert" non e' citata dal CarteretIII286 che riporta la prima del 1847. Cfr. anche BenezitVI p. 373 che elenca le numerosissime opere di questo grande caricaturista ed illustratore dell'Ottocento "tantot baroque tantot féerique". <br>Testo con fioriture e aloni; solo alcune tavole con lievi aloni marginali altrimenti ben conservate. Garnier Freres, unknown
184744519Paris 1847. Leks8vo. Svarte rikt dekorerte originalbd. Rebacked med bruk av de gamle ryggstripene. Helt gullsnitt. 262 ; 236 s. Med 2 håndkolorerte tittelblader 50 håndkolorerte litografier 2 botaniske pl. i svart/hvitt.Large 8vo. Publishers black full cloth richly decorated in gold. Rebacked with use of the original spines. A. e. g. 262 ; 236 pp. With 2 handcoloured lithographed titlepages 50 handcoloured lithographs 2 black and white botanical plates. . Gabriel de Gonet éditeur Fransk. <br/><br/><em>Hjørnene støtt. Endel prunpletter fuktskjold på de siste sidene i bd. I.Corners a bit bumped. Browning internally laste pages of vol. I. with dampstaining. </em> hardcover
184748669Paris.: Gabriel de Gonet Editeur. 1847. Full contemporary scarlet morocco by Corfmat with his signature to spine boards with gilt rules to enclose large central stamp with ornate decorative motif composed of flowers urns trellises and so on surmounted by a bird eating from an urn banded spine tooled in gilt and with gilt title in five compartments turn-ins with elaborate decor edges ruled in gilt cream silk moiré doublures and matching endpapers a.e.g. 2 vols. in 1. Large 8vo. 276 x 198 mm. Half-titles with printer's credit verso elaborate engraved pictorial titles with additional colouring by hand and printed titles to each vol. printed text and 50 engraved plates all with additional colour by hand; the two parts of the supplement 'Botanique et Horticulture des Dames' with introduction by Karr and text by 'le Comte Foelix' with the two additional uncoloured engraved plates are also present. The first issue of the first edition of Grandville's 'Les Fleurs Animées' in a splendid contemporary binding by Corfmat.'After 'Un Autre Monde' the fifty-two coloured engravings of 'Les Fleurs Animées' are the chief example of Grandville's efforts to penetrate to the meaning of objects like an 'intellectual miner' . Though the images in the book are of Grandville's time his manner of proceeding is that of an artist of the modern movement exploring the same subject through a sequence of slight but significant variations . A little world is created governed by its own laws . full of significance for Grandville and hence . the reader . '. Gordon Ray.The first issue of 'Les Fleurs Animées' is indicated by continuous pagination throughout the two volumes and is characterised too by the vivid colouring by hand of the illustrations. The present copy is bound by Corfmat his signature is stamped to the spine a contemporary of Grandville's active between 1825 and 1860 who produced a number of bindings for the Queen of France Marie-Amélie wife of Louis-Philippe and others of the House of Orléans. A pencil note to the initial blank suggests that on the basis of Corfmat's work for Queen Marie-Amélie this copy may be that of the Queen herself although there is no other evidence for the assertion.SR / BF 93 / 94 / 95; Ray 198; Rebeyrat 287; Carteret 286; see Sophie Malavieille's 'Reliures et Cartonnages d'Editeur en France au XIXe Siècle'. Gabriel de Gonet, Editeur. hardcover
184747353Paris.: Gabriel de Gonet Editeur. 1847. Original publisher's midnight blue percaline with elaborate polychromatic decoration and decoration in blind front boards with elaborate gilt decorative borders to surround large central vignettes with design 'Le Lin' page 237 after Grandville rear board with stylised vignette with anthropomorphic flower with snail and caterpillar smooth spine with elaborate gilt tooling yellow glazed endpapers a.e.g. 2 vols. 8vo. 268 x 182 mm. Half-titles with printer's credit verso elaborate engraved pictorial titles with additional colouring by hand and printed titles to each vol. printed text and 50 engraved plates all with additional colour by hand; the two parts of the supplement 'Botanique et Horticulture des Dames' with introduction by Karr and text by 'le Comte Foelix' with the two additional uncoloured engraved plates are also present. Grandville's 'Les Fleurs Animées' a very good copy in the second publisher's cartonnage.The second issue with separate pagination for each volume.'After 'Un Autre Monde' the fifty-two coloured engravings of 'Les Fleurs Animées' are the chief example of Grandville's efforts to penetrate to the meaning of objects like an 'intellectual miner' . Though the images in the book are of Grandville's time his manner of proceeding is that of an artist of the modern movement exploring the same subject through a sequence of slight but significant variations . A little world is created governed by its own laws . full of significance for Grandville and hence . the reader . '. Gordon Ray.'Les cartonnages et surtout les reliures de l'editeur . sont à rechercher.' Carteret.SR / BF 93 / 94 / 95; Ray 198; Rebeyrat 287; Carteret 286. Gabriel de Gonet, Editeur. hardcover
030552Garnier Freres. Half-Leather. Good. Nouvelle Edition. Undated; comparable copies from this publisher are cited as 1867. PLEASE NOTE: THE COLOR PRINTS HAVE ALL BEEN REMOVED. The books are nevertheless in outstanding condition. The brown leather spines gleam and there is minimal wear to the marbled boards. The marbled endpapers are still more vibrant. The pages are bright and unmarked with minimal foxing. The bindings and hinges are very solid. Despite the excisions they were at least made unobtrusively and with utmost precision so that there is essentially no evidence they were ever present. Numerous smaller engravings still populate the pages. <br/> <br/> Garnier Freres hardcover
186756106Paris: Garnier Freres. Very Good. 1867. Hardcover. Original red pebbled cloth gilt; spines leather but they match the cloth; AEG marbled eps. Two volumes. Points bumped/exposed stain to lower board of volume 1 mild exterior soil scattered foxing the odd minor stain. PO name.Color tissued frontis each volume; all plates present. Hinges sound pages secure. No date but presumed 1867; nouvelle edition. ; quarto; 3394; 3214 pages . Garnier Freres hardcover
1851168970<p>1851. GRANDVILLE J.J. Les Fleurs Animées. Introduction by Alphonse Karr. Text by Taxile Delord. 2 volumes. 198; 176 pp. Illustrated with 2 hand-coloured lithographic frontispieces plus 50 hand-coloured lithographs. 12mo. 165 x 110 mm bound in publisher's hand-coloured illustrated printed boards in a new half morocco folding box. Bruxelles: C.W. Froment 1851. A reduced format Belgian edition of this classic. In the fifty hand-coloured plates Grandville portrays a flower or plant metamorphosized into a lady clad in the petals or leaves particular to that flower or plant. Further his flower turned human exhibits the human personality traits which Grandville perceives as characteristic of the species he is illustrating. Renonciat Grandville p. 287. Carteret III 286. Ray 198. Plesch 241. Sello Grandville: Das Gesamte Werk II 1500-1508.</p> hardcover
1847131138Gabriel de Gonet Editeur 1847. Leather. Very Good. 1847 Gabriel de Gonet Editeur. Paris two volume quarter leather over patterned boards. Decorated end papers front paste downs show book plates. Numerous color illustrations throughout. Foxing present. Text is in French. Quarter sized scar to spine of volume 2. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Gabriel de Gonet, Editeur hardcover
18672656Paris: Garnier Frères 1867. Original red leather bindings with decorations to front and gilt stamped title to spines. A beautiful hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece to each volume and 50 hand-coloured lithographed plates and 2 uncoloured lithographic plates; also many b/w text illustrations. All edges gilt. Volume 1: 339 pages; Volume 2: 324 pages. Text in French. Boards are a little rubbed at the corners and there are some faded ink blobs to both volumes. Internally there is sporadic spotting but none affecting the beauty of the plates. Overall in a very good clean condition. The first gather to volume two is slightly protruding where it has started to split from the text block - but it is still holding firmly. 275 x 185 mm 10¾ x 7¼ inches. See Sander 215 note Vicaire III 135. Cf. Brivois 149f. u. Carteret III 286. Reliures originales en cuir rouge avec décorations sur le devant et titre estampé en doré sur le dos. Chaque volume comporte un magnifique frontispice lithographié à la main 50 planches lithographiées à la main et 2 planches lithographiées non colorées ainsi que de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte. Toutes les tranches sont dorées. Volume 1 : 339 pages ; Volume 2 : 324 pages. Texte en français. Les plats sont un peu frottés aux coins et les deux volumes présentent quelques taches d'encre décolorées. A l'intérieur il y a des taches sporadiques mais qui n'affectent pas la beauté des planches. Dans l'ensemble il s'agit d'un très bon état de propreté. Le premier frontispice du deuxième volume est légèrement en saillie à l'endroit où il a commencé à se séparer du bloc de texte - mais il tient encore fermement. 275 x 185 mm 10¾ x 7¼ pouces. Voir Sander 215 note Vicaire III 135. Cf. Brivois 149f. u. Carteret III 286. Garnier Frères hardcover
184747439Paris.: Gabriel de Gonet Editeur. 1847. Original publisher's navy blue percaline with elaborate gilt decorative floral and foliate tool to front board by Peau after by Grandville smaller vignette within foliate frame and tooling in blind to rear board smooth spine with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to match cream glazed endpapers a.e.g. 2 vols. 8vo. 274 x 188 mm. Half-titles with printer's credit verso elaborate engraved pictorial titles with additional colouring by hand and printed titles to each vol. printed text and 50 engraved plates all with additional colour by hand; the two parts of the supplement 'Botanique et Horticulture des Dames' with introduction by Karr and text by 'le Comte Foelix' with the two additional uncoloured engraved plates are also present. Grandville's 'Les Fleurs Animées' an excellent copy in the first publisher's cartonnage.The first issue with continuous pagination for the two volumes.'After 'Un Autre Monde' the fifty-two coloured engravings of 'Les Fleurs Animées' are the chief example of Grandville's efforts to penetrate to the meaning of objects like an 'intellectual miner' . Though the images in the book are of Grandville's time his manner of proceeding is that of an artist of the modern movement exploring the same subject through a sequence of slight but significant variations . A little world is created governed by its own laws . full of significance for Grandville and hence . the reader . '. Gordon Ray.'Les cartonnages et surtout les reliures de l'editeur . sont à rechercher.' Carteret.SR / BF 93 / 94 / 95; Ray 198; Rebeyrat 287; Carteret 286. Gabriel de Gonet, Editeur. unknown
2814400207.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
184773982Paris:: Gabriel de Gonet 1847. 19th c. half morocco; gilt spine; marbled sides; a.e.g. . There is some scattered light foxing mostly to the text rather than the plates. Light rubbing and use to the binding; tight and sound. . Large 8vo. Added hand-colored illustrated title page to each Part plus 28 22 lovely engraved plates all but a few hand-colored. Introductions par Alph. Kar Texte par Taxile Delord. Gabriel de Gonet, unknown
186768550Paris: Garnier Freres 1867. Small 4to. French language. 2 volumes. v 339 4; v 321 4 pp. Quarter black morocco over blue boards with raised bands gilt decoration and lettering to spine; silk-effect endpapers all edges gilt. A few marks and a little rubbing to extremities and a couple of bumps to boards. 2 coloured titles and 50 hand coloured engravings complete; also in-text black & white illustrations throughout. Foxing throughout but the plates have been left largely clean through tipped in tissue guards. Ink inscription to both ffeps. dated 1920. Generally a very handsome set with characteristically lovely hand-coloured Grandville illustrations depicting flowers as people; considered "a significant work in the art of French illustrated books." . Very Good. 1/4 Morocco. New Edition. 1867. Garnier Freres 1867 unknown
