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Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux. Vignettes par Grandville. Études de moeurs contemporaines par MM. de Balzac George Sand Charles Nodier Stahl J. Janin P. Bernard E. de la Bédollierre L. Baude Ed. Lemoine etc; Voyage ou il vous plaira Les chefs-d'oeuvre de la litterature et de l'illustration - Four parts in one volume
185270909Paris: Chez MM. Marescq et Compagnie; Chez Gustave Havard 1852. Leather Bound. 218; 60; 48; 48pp. Odd volume Quarto 31 cm 3/4 light brown leather with rust-colored cloth over boards. Marbled endpapers. Extremities rubbed. Leather mottled and chipped. Pages lightly foxed. Title on spine: "Alfred de Musset. Voyage ou il vous plaira." Text in French. "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux" is an elaborate satire which pokes fun at contemporary public figures social mores and the political events of the day.<br /> <br /> Prolific French illustrator and caricaturist Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard 1803-1847 published under the pseudonym of Grandville. He was known for his series of satiric lithographs including "Les Métamorphoses du jour" and the "Voyage pour l'éternité." From 1830 until 1835 he was one of the main contributors to "La Caricature" and "Le Charivari." Later he moved from litography to wood-engraving. Chez MM. Marescq et Compagnie; Chez Gustave Havard unknown
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