War SongsABAA
DRINKING SONGSABAA
La Treille de Sincerité ou In Vino Veritas
184230886Paris: Renaud 1842. Small octavo 147 x 90 mm. Original publisher's dark ivory wrappers with titling within decorative floral border and small pictorial woodcut vignette to upper. 1f. recto half-title verso woodcut illustration with printer's note 1f. recto title with pictorial woodcut vignette verso blank 112 103! pp. Uncut. <br/><br/>With numerous woodcut illustrations throughout most comic in nature. The present collection contains the text of the songs but no music is present. <br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn soiled and stained; minor chipping to lower blank left corner; a few small edge tears; spine very slightly defective with minor loss to blank areas. Occasional foxing; edges slightly dusty. Heavily mispaginated. A very good copy overall. A rare collection of drinking songs without music and oenophilic odes with amusing woodcut vignettes in the style of Grandville. OCLC 1 copy only at the Bibliothèque nationale. <br/><br/>Printed by moquet et Hauquelin rue de la Harpe 90. Renaud unknown books
