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Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes Nouvelles et Inédites

réf. 04866Paris: Baudouin Frères Éditeurs 1828. Pierre-Jean de Béranger "The Most Popular French Songwriter of All Time" "The First Superstar of French Popular Music" A presentation copy inscribed by Béranger to Rangot accompanied by a one-page autograph letter from Rangot and an original pencil sketch of Béranger by Monnier MONNIER Henri illustrator. Chansons de Pierre Jean de Béranger Anciennes Nouvelles et Inédites avec des vignettes de Devéria et des dessins coloriées d'Henri Monnier. Suivies des Procès Intentés a l'Auteur. Paris: Baudouin Frères Éditeurs 1828. First edition. A presentation copy inscribed by Béranger to Rangot accompanied by a one-page autograph letter from Rangot dated 21 August 1831 and an original pencil sketch of Béranger by Henri Monnier dated 16 August 1831 pasted on the verso of the title-page. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of eighty-six engraved plates on India paper mounted throughout by or after such artists as Bellangé Boilly Boulanger Charlet Devéria Fragonard Grandville Grenier Isabey Johannot Monnier Scheffer Vernet and Delacroix. Two octavo volumes 8 13/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 225 x 140 mm. iv 1-192 iv preface 193-439 1 blank 2 2-7 Biographie du Citoyen Béranger; iv 1-433 1 blank 435-438 pp. With an original pencil sketch by Monnier pasted onto the verso of the first title-page. Illustrated with thirty-three of forty superb hand-colored lithographs by Henri Monnier and numerous vignette wood-engravings by Achille Devéria. Seven plates not included: nos. 21 26 28 31 35 37 and 39 as noted by Carteret III p.272 these particular plates are "very often missing". These seven missing plates are highlighted below within the listing of all 40 plates. Bound ca. 1828 by R. Hering & Muller volume 2 stamp-signed in gilt at foot of spine in half dark blue scored calf spines elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt marbled endpapers edges uncut. A wonderful and important copy. Provenance: With two bookplates of M.A. Tessier Architecte: his engraved ex-libris with oak wreath vol. I verso of front free endpaper and the Tessier family armorial bookplate Semper Progrediens - "Ever Forward" on the front pastedowns of both volumes. "The forty drawings by Henri Monnier lithographed with a pen on stone and colored with a brush are very rare complete. Seven of these lithographs are often missing they are: The Court Dress The Exile The Good Old Man The Marquise of Pretintaille The Flight of Love The Voyager The two Grenadiers." Carteret III p. 72. The signed presentation translated reads: "Nothing more ridiculous for an author than to write something at the head of his works; but an admirable obstinacy obliges me here to obey. - Béranger". An ironic comment on the absurdity of authors inscribing their own books. The Autograph Letter Signed "Rangot" 21 Aug. 1831 translated reads: "Dear and precious friend. the amiable good Béranger will do all you wish and has promised to honor me with a visit or two. I hope that the bonds of friendship will soon bring me the happiness of seeing you. Your poor very devoted but true friend Rangot. Paris 21 August 1831 Grande rue No. 81." With a postscript in Italian: "A thousand thousand respects to your amiable kind and good wife to whom I wish a child who in all things will resemble the father." The signatory to the Als. "Rangot" leaves open the possibility of "Ragot." No individual of that exact name is recorded among Béranger's principal circle of publishers chansonniers or correspondents. It is therefore probable that "Rangot" was a minor literary or personal acquaintance acting as an intermediary arranging introductions to the poet at a time 1831 just after the July Revolution when Béranger's fame and political sensitivity made such mediation necessary. While one could tentatively connect the name with Louis-François Ragot 1782-1857 a Parisian man of letters active in minor journals of the period this identification remains unverified in standard bibliographies Vicaire Escoffier Carteret or collections of Béranger's correspondence. The original Pencil Sketch of Béranger signed and captioned dated 16 August 1831 by Henri Monnier. Reads: "Béranger the poet looking at the statue of Guillaume le Conquérant by the sculptor Archereau at the Champs-Élysées." With annotation: "I made this sketch of Béranger with all the possible politeness and convenience; it was impossible for me to take his face but from the back he gave me a good profile. I placed myself in a corner where I could see him well hidden for a poet who deserves to be observed must be carefully preserved." "Monnier also illustrated Béranger's Chansons creating numerous series over time that reflect his admiration for Béranger's work. His lithographs and early watercolors despite their small size demonstrate his extreme finesse and simplicity. Monnier's bright flat colors encircled by precise pen or pencil strokes bring his subjects to life with values and shadows indicated by more or less dense hatching. Some watercolors from this period appear almost as pen drawings enhanced with color due to the prominence of the pen work." Marie. Pierre-Jean de Béranger 1780-1857 was a prolific French poet and chansonnier songwriter who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death. He has been described as "the most popular French songwriter of all time" and "the first superstar of French popular music". The Chansons were composed with fastidious care and are most notable for their clarity wit and incisiveness however the socialist and revolutionary content of his songs resulted in several brushes with the authorities resulting in his nine month incarceration in La Force Prison. The plates: 1. Le Roi d'Yvetot 2. La Bacchante 3. Le Sénateur 4. La Gaudriole 5. Roger Bontemps 6. Ma Grand'Mère 7. Ma Mère Aveugle 8. Le Petit Homme Gris 9. La Bonne Fille 10. L'Éducation des Demoiselles 11. Madame Grégoire 12. Les Gueux 13. Le Vieux Célibataire 14. Le Commencement du Voyage 15. Requête des Chiens de Qualité 16. Vieux Habits! Vieux Galons! 17. Le Nouveau Diogène 18. Le Maitre d'École 19. La Chatte 20. Bon Vin et Fillette 21. L'Habit de Cour 22. Ce n'est plus Lisette 23. L'Hiver 24. La Bonne Vieille 25. La Vivandière 26. L'Exilé 27. La Bouquetière et le Croque-Mort 28. Le Bon Vieillard 29. L'Aveugle de Bagnolet 30. Les Cartes ou l'Horoscope 31. La Marquise de Pretintaille 32. Le Tailleur et la Fée 33. Le Violon Brisé 34. Les Hirondelles 35. La Fuite de l'Amour 36. Le Vieux Sergent 37. Le Voyageur 38. Le Grenier 39. Les Deux Grenadiers 40. Les Souvenirs du Peuple Extra B&W Illustrations on India Paper mounted 86 Total: Opposite Pages: 13. Le Roi d'Yvetot - Grenier del.; Fry sc. 16. La Bacchante - A. Deveria del.; Cousin sc. 18. Le Sénateur - Tony Johannot del. & sc. 24. La Gaudriole - E. Deveria del.; T.M. Fontaine sc. 27. Roger Bontemps - Charlet del.; Frilley sc. 40. Ma Mère Aveugle - Grenier del.; Jaquemot sc. 43. Le Petit Homme Gris - Tony Johannot del.; Lecomte sc. 45. La Bonne Fille - Bellangé del.; Dulompré sc. 55. Charles Sept - Th. Fragonard del.; C. Cousin sc. 59. Les Gueux - E. Isabey del.; Fry sc. 68. Le Vieux Célibataire - Grenier del.; Wedgewood sc. 73. Les Gaulois et Les Francs - Adam del.; Ashby sc. 77. Frétillon - H. Bellanger del.; T.M. Fontaine sc. 106. La Grande Orgie - Tony Johannot del.; Revel sc. 123. Le Troisième Mari - E. Deveria del.; Wedgewood sc. 126. Vieux Habits! Vieux Galons! - Charlet del.; Ashby sc. 134. Le Maitre d'École - Grandville del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 136. Le Célibataire - Warren del. & sc. 145. La Chatte - Tony Johannot del. & sc. 150. Les Parques - Tony Johannot del.; Deshauxents sc. 158. Bon Vin et Fillette - Alf. Johannot del.; Blanchard sc. 177. Le Prisonnière et Le Chevalier - Alf. Johannot del.; Cousin sc. 189. Le Bedeau - Alf. Johannot del.; Pelée sc. 220. Le Vieux Ménétrier - Charlet del.; Frilley sc. 225. Le Deux Soeurs de Charité - Boulanger del.; Jaquemot sc. 231. Ce n'est plus Lisette - Tony Johannot del.; Blanchard sc. 234. Le Marquis de Carabas - Charlet del.; Blanchard sc. 237. L'Hiver - Alf. Johannot del. & sc. 245. Paillasse - Henri Monnier del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 248. Mon Ame - A. Scheffer del.; Touzé sc. 260. Mon Habit - A. Scheffer del.; Ashby sc. 277. La Bonne Vieille - Alf. Johannot del.; Blanchard sc. 279. La Vivandière - E. Isabey del.; Ashby sc. 285. L'Exilé - Grenier del.; Pelée sc. 294. Ma Nacelle - Gudin del.; Fry sc. 300. Le Dieu des Bonnes Gens - H. Vernet del.; Touzé sc. 309. Les Clefs du Paradis - Decamps del.; Mauduit sc. 315. Le Bon Vieillard - Alf. Johannot del.; C. Cousin sc. 318. Qu'elle est Jolie! - Grenier del.; A. Lefèver sc. 320. L'Aveugle de Bagnolet - Alf. Johannot del.; Cousin sc. 334. Le Retour dons La Patrie - Vigneron del.; Frilley sc. 338. Le Ventru - E. Lami del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 348. Le Champ d'Asile - A. Johannot del.; Dutillon sc. 359. Les Cartes ou l'Horoscope - Boulanger del.; Wedgewood sc. 366. Le Révérends Pères - Tony Johannot del.; Bein sc. 369. Les Enfans de La France - Dupré del.; Levasseur sc. 385. Les Étoiles qui Filent - Bellangé del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 391. Le Temps - Boilly del.; Fry sc. Light water staining affecting lower margin of text and plates from pp.359-end. 415. Louis XI - Delacroix del.; Pouvoyeur sc. 428. L'Orage - Charlet del.; Bein sc. 432. Le Cinq Mai - Alf. Johannot del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 51 plates 14. La Liberté - Roqueplan del.; Frilley sc. 26. L'Ombre d'Anacréon - Champion del.; Fry sc. 31. La Sylphide - Devéria del.; Pelée sc. 37. Pigeon Messager - Devéria del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 45. Le Censeur - Scheffer del.; Frilley sc. 50. La Cantharide ou Le Philtre - Tony Johannot del.; Cousin sc. 55. Le Tailleur et la Fée - Roqueplan del.; Corbould sc. 62. Le Malade - Tony Johannot del.; Marckl sc. 66. L'Épée de Damoclès - Eug. Deveria del.; Plée sc. 72. Le Violon Brisé - Bellangé del.; Girard sc. 75. Le Contrat de Marige - Charlet del.; Frilley sc. 77. Le Chant du Cosaque - Tony Johannot del.; Konig sc. 79. Les Hirondelles - Bonnington del.; Corbould sc. 91. Le Vieux Sergent - Bellangé del.; Ashby sc. 97. L'Ange Exilé - Eug. Deveria del.; Durand sc. 101. Le Voyageur - Tony Johannot del.; Revel sc. 104. Mon Enterrement - Devéria del.; Fry sc. 118. Treize a Table - Eug. Devéria del.; Migneret sc. 120. Lafayette en Amérique - Tony Johannot del.; Frilley sc. 124. Psara - Delacroix del.; Pouvoyeur sc. 133. Le Grenier - Grenier del.; T.M. Fontaine sc. 135. L'Échelle de Jacob - Tony Johannot del.; Lefèver sc. 138. Le Chapeau de La Mariée - Alf. Johannot del.; Leroux sc. 151. Le Chasseur et La Laitière - Alf. Johannot del. & sc. 161. Couplets - Lemaitre del. & sc. 169. Les Deux Grenadiers - Charlet del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 179. La Mort du Diable - Decamp del.; Durand sc. 185. Le Petit Homme Rouge - Saint-Evre del.; Tavernier sc. 188. Les Bohémienes - n/a 192. Les Souvenirs du Peuple - Charlet del.; Lefèver Jne. sc. 197. L'Ange Gardien - D.C. del.; Lefèver Jne. del. & sc. 206. Le Tombeau de Manuel - Warren del. & sc. 359. Le Missionnaires - n/a 361. Le Bon Dieu - Charlet del.; Fry sc. 366. Le Vieux Drapeau - Bellangé del.; Fry sc. 35 plates. Paris: Baudouin Frères, Éditeurs, 1828 unknown

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