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Douze Années Comiques par Cham: 1868-1879. 1000 Gravures
188015669Paris: Calmann Levy 1880. Hardcover. fair. This copy has an ex-libris stamp inside of front board by Robert Florey: Robert Florey 1900-1979 was a French screenwriter director of short films and actor who moved to Hollywood in 1921. Florey worked as assistant director to Josef von Sternberg Frank Borzage and Victor Fleming before making his feature directing debut in 1926. He turned out more than 50 movies over the next 23 years from the first Marx Brothers movie "The Cocoanuts" 1929 to horror movies such as "Murders in the Rue Morgue" 1932 starring Bela Lugosi to skillful low-budget crime programmers like "The Crooked Way" 1949. Scarce. 4to. 349pp. Original contemporary illustrated paper covered boards with gold lettering and illustration to cover and spine. Blue endpapers. Ex libris Robert Florey see above. Great collection of 3b/w caricatures by the acclaimed French artist Cham a.k.a. Amedée Charles Henry de Noé. With a short biography. Head and tail of spine rubbed and worn with tear to top spine. Corners worn. Scuffing rubbing staining to boards. Minor browning to pages. In French. In overall good- condition. Calmann Levy hardcover
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