Hardcover, 25.2 x 17 cm, quarter burgundy shagreen with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine over turkish marbled boards and endpapers, publisher’s wrappers preserved.
Title-page: JEAN BERLEUX | LA | CARICATURE POLITIQUE | EN FRANCE | PENDANT LA GUERRE, LE SIÈGE DE PARIS | ET LA COMMUNE | (1870–1871) | {vignette} | PARIS | LABITTE, ÉM. PAUL ET Cie | LIBRAIRES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE | 4, RUE DE LILLE, 4 | – | 1890 ||
Collation: 4to; π8 1-274 282, plates within collation; total 118 leaves.
Pagination: [i-ix] x-xvi, [1] 2-217 (printed 317) [3], total 236 pages, profusely illustrated, incl. in-text and full-page b/w ils, all within pagination.
Condition: Good, scattering foxing, pencil marks.
Contributors:
Maurice Quentin-Bauchart [pseud. Jean Berleux] (French, 1857 – 1910) – author.
Georges Chamerot (French, 1845 – 1922) – printer, president of the 'Chambre syndicale des imprimeurs typographes', married to Claudie Viardot (French, 1852 – 1914) in 1874 – printer.
Labitte, Ém. Paul et Cie (Paris) – publisher, Adolphe Labitte (French, 1832 – 1882); Émile Paul (French, 1847 – ?).
Another copy in poor condition: LIB-1653.2016, and another, a modern reprint: LIB-0814.2015.
Additional Information
| Collection | Library , Reference Books |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Catalogue raisonné |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Wove paper |
| Subject | 19th century , Art history , Caricature , Catalogue raisonné , France , Franco-Prussian War , History , Paris , Paris Commune, 1871 , Siege of Paris (1870–71) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1890 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Hardcover , Wrappers |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
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