Auguste BARTHÉLEMY

Third edition with a frontispiece by Tony Johannot and illustrations by Auguste Raffet.
Half caramel sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt friezes and blind-stamped fleurons, some traces of rubbing to spines, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two tears to leading edges, contemporary binding.
Some foxing.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with blind fillets, red cardboard boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Foxing.

New edition and first printing of the 15 engravings after drawings by Raffet.
Half-shagreen bindings in glazed olive, smooth spines decorated with black and gilt typographical motifs, khaki calf title and volume labels, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary Romantic bindings.
Some foxing.

New illustrated edition with 12 hors-texte etchings on China paper.
Half olive glazed calf binding, smooth spine sunned and decorated with black and gilt typographical motifs, khaki calf title and volume labels, gilt friezes at head and foot, lower headcaps with two tiny holes and a small tear, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary Romantic binding.
Some foxing.

Second edition.
These are verse criticisms of the early July Monarchy.
Joints cracked at head and foot, some light foxing.