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rif. 361129Jonathan Cape 1996. Square folio black cloth boards stamped blind lettering to front board and spine frontispiece 83pp illus/photos sl fading to board edges sl soiling to eps sm internal reinforcing of front gutter with paper tape in d/w Near FINE minimal creasing to upper edge of rear flap Jonathan Cape 1996 hardcover
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rif. 365112The Folio Society 1998. IN SLIPCASE super octavo blue heavy boards gilt lettering to spine gilt & white/black illus to front board 735pp illus/engravings Near FINE in slipcase VG The Folio Society 1998 hardcover
1974rif. ZB1354368Easton Press 1974. Gilt-stamped full maroon leather hardcover moire endpapers and pastedowns a.e.g. fine. Includes Notes from the Archives laid in. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Easton Press hardcover
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rif. 04966Paris: Maison Martinet 1848. Revolution Ridicule and the Absurdities of Everyday Life Twenty Superb Hand-Colored French Caricatures of the 1840s In the Original Publisher's Gilt-Decorated Boards FRENCH CARICATURES. VERNIER Charles; BOURDET; VANTEUIL C.G. and others illustrators. Caricatures par Divers Artistes. Cover title. Paris: Maison Martinet Hautecoeur Frères Éditeurs 15 Rue du Coq St. Honoré ca. 1848. A remarkable collection of twenty finely hand-colored lithographic caricatures by various French artists including a particularly interesting series of political satires relating to the French Revolution of 1848. Oblong folio 10 1/4 x 13 5/8 inches; 260 x 345 mm. Twenty hand-colored lithographic plates several from separately numbered satirical series including Les Petites Misères de la Vie and Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain. Original publisher's pale blue boards front cover elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt within an ornamental border the gilt title Caricatures par Divers Artistes surrounded by decorative arabesques. Some rubbing and surface wear to boards and extremities gilt decoration somewhat faded. Occasional light foxing and marginal discoloration to plates the third plate with a closed 3 1/2 inch tear on lower blank margin not affecting image the hand-coloring generally bright and attractive. A very good copy of this exceptionally appealing collection preserved in its original publisher's binding. A fascinating panorama of French political and social life during one of the most turbulent periods of the nineteenth century. These twenty wonderfully expressive caricatures capture the spirit of Paris in the 1840s when political revolution military spectacle social ambition and the absurdities of everyday existence provided seemingly inexhaustible material for the satirical artist. The collection brings together works by several accomplished French caricaturists including Charles Vernier Bourdet and C.G. Vanteuil with lithographic contributions from Villain Jules Rigo and Lemercier. The subjects range from the revolutionary barricades of 1848 and the sudden transformation of military fortunes to bourgeois pretensions domestic catastrophes fashionable gossip scientific absurdities and the eternal follies of human nature. Particularly noteworthy are the political caricatures associated with the Revolution of February 1848 which brought an end to the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe and established the French Second Republic. These prints vividly illustrate the atmosphere of uncertainty excitement and disillusionment accompanying the revolutionary upheavals. Soldiers become figures of ridicule social distinctions are overturned and the promises of liberty and equality are subjected to the merciless scrutiny of the caricaturist. In Nous sommes tous égaux tous Grenadiers! four soldiers proclaim their newfound equality while Changement à vue presents a striking contrast between military magnificence and a decidedly less glorious reality. Elsewhere revolutionary youths preparing a barricade discover that an unfortunate passerby's enormous nose might provide the perfect finishing touch. One particularly amusing caricature depicts an enormously corpulent grenadier almost entirely concealed beneath his gigantic bearskin cap accompanied by a playful parody of a popular military song concerning the sappers and their headgear. Another shows a soldier discovering the unexpected attractions of a wine cellar while a fantastical balloon ascent carries its passengers into the presence of the Almighty himself. The collection also contains four plates from Charles Vernier's Les Petites Misères de la Vie The Little Miseries of Life a delightful series exposing the everyday frustrations and absurdities of bourgeois existence. These include a spectacular tumble down a staircase the dubious pleasures of country living beside a railway the sensational inventions reported in contemporary newspapers and the inexplicable decisions of government officials. Five further plates belong to Bourdet's Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain The Variegations of the Human Mind a richly observed series devoted to human eccentricity vanity hypocrisy and self-deception. Among the most entertaining is a scholar surrounded by books papers and scientific instruments who proudly announces that he has conceived a brilliant idea but refuses to put it into practice for fear that someone might steal it. Another depicts a drunken gentleman outside a wine merchant's establishment suddenly convinced of the correctness of Galileo's assertion that the earth revolves. The lithographs are distinguished by their lively compositions exaggerated physiognomies expressive gestures and attractive contemporary hand-coloring. Their humor ranges from broad political burlesque to subtle observations of human behavior providing an entertaining and revealing commentary upon French society during the final years of the July Monarchy and the establishment of the Second Republic. Maison Martinet was an important Parisian publisher and print-seller whose establishment issued a wide variety of popular lithographs caricatures and illustrated series. Such prints played a significant role in the visual culture of nineteenth-century France offering both entertainment and topical commentary to an increasingly sophisticated urban audience. The present collection is particularly desirable for its preservation in the original publisher's gilt-decorated boards. Although individual lithographs from these series are encountered separately the survival of a substantial contemporary gathering in its original decorative binding is especially appealing. A wonderfully entertaining collection of twenty hand-colored French caricatures combining political satire social observation and the irrepressible humor of mid-nineteenth-century Paris preserved in its original publisher's gilt-decorated boards. The Twenty Plates: 1. Les sapeurs avaient peur d'perdre leurs bonnets d'sapeur. The sappers were afraid of losing their sappers' caps. A grotesquely corpulent grenadier almost swallowed by his enormous bearskin cap accompanied by a parody of a popular military song. Lithographed by Villain. 2. Vois donc comme on était malheureux sous l'ancien Gouvernement!!! Just look how miserable we were under the old government!!! An ironic commentary on revolutionary nostalgia and the supposedly intolerable conditions prevailing before the overthrow of the monarchy. Lithographed by Villain. 3. Ho donc! ho donc! saute sur c' nez là v'là plus qu'il ne nous en faut pour finir notre barricade! Hey there! Jump on that nose! That's more than enough to finish our barricade! Two revolutionary youths mock a passing gentleman with an enormous nose suggesting that it would make a useful addition to their barricade. Lithographed by Villain. 4. Je vous dis que vous me payerez. fichtre!!! une facture c'est un titre! I'm telling you you'll pay me. Good heavens! An invoice is a title! A comic confrontation between a tradesman and his customer playing upon the confusion between commercial obligations and the abolition of hereditary titles. Lithographed by Villain. 5. Il n'est pas déjà si bon leur vin!. Au fait dans ces caves là ça n'a pas le temps de vieillir. Their wine isn't particularly good!. Indeed in these cellars it doesn't have time to grow old. A revolutionary soldier samples the contents of a wine cellar surrounded by bottles and the spoils of disorder. Lithographed by Villain. 6. Changement à vue. A Change of Scene. A striking before-and-after military caricature contrasting an elaborately dressed officer on horseback with a less splendid figure retreating in the opposite direction. Charles Vernier; lithographed by Villain. 7. C'est égal j'croyais pas entrer sitôt dans la Garde Municipale. All the same I never thought I'd join the Municipal Guard quite so soon. A young revolutionary discovers an abandoned military uniform providing a humorous commentary on the sudden reversals of fortune accompanying political upheaval. Lithographed by Villain. 8. Nous sommes tous égaux tous Grenadiers! We are all equal all grenadiers! Four soldiers of contrasting heights and appearances proclaim their equality satirizing the enthusiastic application of revolutionary democratic principles to military life. Lithographed by Villain. 9. Larbin! Que ceci te serve de leçon v'là c'que devient un Gouvernement qui tombe en déconfiture. Servant! Let this be a lesson to you: this is what becomes of a government that falls into ruin. A fallen government is humorously compared to a collapsing or disintegrating household establishment. Lithographed by Villain. 10. Les Petites Misères de la Vie. No. 11. Ne vous dérangez donc pas. nous connaissons l'Escalier. Patatra!!!. The Little Miseries of Life. No. 11. Don't trouble yourself. we know the staircase. Crash!!!. A spectacular domestic catastrophe as an elegantly dressed visitor tumbles headlong down a staircase watched by astonished onlookers. Charles Vernier; lithographed by Jules Rigo & Cie. 11. Les Petites Misères de la Vie. No. 12. Que cherche t'on à la campagne la tranquillité et la verdure! The Little Miseries of Life. No. 12. What does one seek in the country Peace and greenery! A prospective purchaser discovers that the supposed tranquility of a country house is somewhat compromised by a railway passing beneath its terrace and the distant prospect of continuous fortifications. Charles Vernier; lithographed by Jules Rigo & Cie. 12. Les Petites Misères de la Vie. No. 8. Nouvelles du Jour. The Little Miseries of Life. No. 8. News of the Day. Two women discuss the astonishing inventions reported in the newspapers including locomotives flying through the air and Paris illuminated by volcanic batteries. A delightful satire on sensational journalism and technological speculation. Charles Vernier; lithographed by Rigo Frères & Cie. 13. Les Petites Misères de la Vie. No. 1. Avec votre intelligence vous allez comprendre que le gouvernement affichant l'ouverture de la chasse quinze jours à l'avance. The Little Miseries of Life. No. 1. With your intelligence you will understand why the government announces the opening of the hunting season fifteen days in advance. Two sportsmen accompanied by their dogs discuss the seemingly incomprehensible decisions of government officials. Charles Vernier; lithographed by Rigo Frères & Cie. 14. Eh l'ancien pas si vite!!! Hey old fellow not so fast!!! A French soldier riding behind an Arab horseman complains that his companion cannot understand his urgent requests to stop adding that he wishes he had studied English so that he could explain himself. C.G. Vanteuil. 15. Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain. No. 24. M'ame St. Ernest. The Variegations of the Human Mind. No. 24. Madame St. Ernest. A richly colored scene of fashionable gossip outside a bourgeois boarding house in which one woman confidentially warns another against the supposedly disreputable Monsieur Sénéchal. Bourdet; lithographed by Lemercier. 16. Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain. No. 22. Hé bien mère Godillard quand mangerons-nous une friture ensemble The Variegations of the Human Mind. No. 22. Well Mother Godillard when shall we enjoy some fried fish together A rustic flirtation between an elderly gentleman and a heavily burdened countrywoman who warns him that his wife might overhear his advances. Bourdet; lithographed by Lemercier. 17. Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain. No. 20. Où allez-vous donc comme ça père Tobin The Variegations of the Human Mind. No. 20. Where are you going like that Father Tobin A proud father carries an extraordinary assortment of sporting and musical equipment to be sent to his son supposedly studying medicine in Paris. The joke lies in the contrast between the son's academic responsibilities and his evident enthusiasm for recreation. Bourdet; lithographed by Lemercier. 18. Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain. No. 15. Oh!. j'ai une idée. The Variegations of the Human Mind. No. 15. Oh!. I have an idea. An eccentric scholar surrounded by books manuscripts a globe and scientific instruments announces that he has conceived a brilliant idea but will never reveal or execute it for fear that someone might steal it. Bourdet; lithographed by Lemercier. 19. Les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain. No. 13. Galilée avait parbleu raison la terre tourne. The Variegations of the Human Mind. No. 13. Galileo was certainly right the earth turns. A drunken gentleman emerging from a wine merchant's establishment finds unexpected experimental confirmation of Galileo's theory as the world appears to spin around him. Bourdet; lithographed by Lemercier. 20. Grande Ascension en Ballon. Une visite au Père éternel. No. 23. Great Balloon Ascent. A Visit to the Eternal Father. No. 23. A wonderfully imaginative satire depicting balloonists arriving in heaven and inviting the Almighty to dinner. The heavenly host welcomes them with the assurance that they will have to make do with whatever happens to be in the pot. Ch. Vanteuil; lithographed by Lemercier. An unusually attractive and historically fascinating collection of French satirical lithographs offering a vivid pictorial record of revolutionary politics bourgeois manners military absurdities and the comic imagination of nineteenth-century Paris. Paris: Maison Martinet, 1848 unknown
rif. 356941J Snow 1837. SIXTH THOUSAND octavo half leatherbound brown heavy boards gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine with rsaised bands also aeg frontispiece illus title page xviii 590pp illus VG moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork minor fading & rubbing to boards moderate soiling to gilt page edges & eps occasional light cracking to gutters prev. owner's name in ink to prelims moderate foxing throughout J Snow 1837 hardcover
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rif. 347998The Folio Society 2006. IN SLIPCASE imperial octavo illus cloth boards gilt lettering to red leather spine top page edges stained red xxxviii 438pp illus Near FINE in slipcase Near FINE sl chafing/soiling The Folio Society 2006 hardcover
rif. 338518Septimus Prowett 1824. THIS VOL ONLY ex-library folio half green leather bound green buckram boards gilt lettering & decoration to spine aeg marbled eps frontispiece xx xl unnumbered plates VG moderate rubbing & scuffing/surface loss to leatherwork on spine & board corners sl loosening/wrinkling of buckram/material to boards minimal library markings light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals prev. owner's name in pencil to prelims moderate foxing to plates Septimus Prowett 1824 hardcover
1839rif. 030612London: William S. Orr & Co. 1839. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xxiii 356 Pp. First Printing 1839. Quarter Calf Calf Tips Over Marbled Boards Marbled Endpapers And With Matching Marbling To Edges Of Page Block. Captions Printed On The Tissue Guards. Binding Is Early Or Original Wear But Nicely Refurbished New Morocco Spine Label Hinges Intact And Solid. Contents Very Clean Light Foxing To A Few Plates But Almost All Are Entirely Clean And With Clean Intact Tissue Guards. Wordsworth Was The Youngest Son Of The Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth Master Of Trinity And A Nephew Of The Poet William Wordsworth. He Was The Younger Brother Of The Classical Scholar John Wordsworth And Charles Wordsworth Bishop Of Saint Andrews Dunkeld And Dunblane. He Was Educated At Winchester And Trinity Cambridge. Like His Brother Charles He Was Distinguished As An Athlete As Well As For Scholarship. He Won The Chancellor's Gold Medal For Poetry In 1827 And 1828. He Became Senior Classic And Was Elected A Fellow And Tutor Of Trinity In 1830; Shortly Afterwards He Took Holy Orders. He Went For A Tour In Greece In 1832-1833 And Published Various Works On Its Topography And Archaeology The Most Famous Of Which Is "Wordsworth's" Greece 1839. In 1836 He Became Public Orator At Cambridge And In The Same Year Was Appointed Headmaster Of Harrow A Post He Resigned In 1844. In 1844 Sir Robert Peel Appointed Him As A Canon Of Westminster 1844-1869. He Was Vicar Of Stanford In The Vale Berkshire 1850-1869 And Archdeacon Of Westminster 1864-1869. In 1869 Benjamin Disraeli Appointed Him Bishop Of Lincoln Which He Retained Until His Death In 1885. William S. Orr & Co. hardcover
1874rif. 028924Paris: Paul Ducrocq 1874. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 598 2 Pp Table At End. Third And Final Enlarged Edition No Date But Preface To This Edition Dated 1874.Lether Spine Over Green Boards Gilt And Embossed Silk Endpapers All Edges Gilt. Well Made And Well Bound Light Fraying At Tips And Spine Leather Split 1 3/4" Along Top Front Spine Edge Binding Still Strong And Secure. International Postage About $62 By Usps Priority Mail Box. Per Wikipedia Adolphe De Lescure 1833-1892 Was A French Writer And Historian Paul Ducrocq hardcover
1834rif. 023418Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd 1834. Second Edition . Quarter Morocco. Fine. 6 5/8" Tall. 472 Pp. Quarter Morocco. Asecond Edition. A Fine Copy Spine Gilt Very Strong Original Purple Morocco Spine And Tips Original Purple Cloth Original Watered Endpapers And Watered Edges Of Page Block Contents Fine Leather Just Recently Professionally Refreshed. Contents Immaculate Pages Crisp Map Undamaged No Foxing. Heraldic Bookplate "Sperate Et Vivitefortes" Of The Welsh Cavalry Senior Cavalry Of The British Army On Front Pastedown Ownership Signature "John Clements Queen's Dragoon Guards" On Verso Of First Front Endpaper. Oliver & Boyd unknown
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