CHAM

Illustrated edition with 20 hors-texte plates as well as numerous drawings in the text by Cham.
Half-green morocco-grained shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, six gilt fillets at head and tail of spine, spine with some rubbing, green cardboard boards with epidermures, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, corners slightly bumped, contemporary romantic binding.
Foxing.

First edition of this monograph on the caricaturist Cham with a preface by Alexandre Dumas Fils illustrated with sixteen compositions and facsimiles hors-texte (two in color).
Autograph inscription signed by the author: "Offerte à la tombola par l'auteur Félix Ribeyre" ["Offered to the raffle by the author Félix Ribeyre"].
Contemporary half brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated with gilt tools depicting quills and pencil holders, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges. Some light rubbing to upper joint.
Scattered foxing, more pronounced in places.
Our copy is expanded with an autograph letter signed by Cham.

Illustrated edition with 1000 drawings by Cham.
Publisher's binding in full red cloth signed Magnier. Spine slightly faded, headcaps rubbed, scratch on one of the leading edges.

First edition.
A small trace of angular fold, not serious, to head of upper cover.
A good copy.

First edition.
A good copy.

First edition.
A pale dampstain to head of the first few pages, otherwise a handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with 200 in-text vignettes by Cham.
Half Russian green morocco bindings, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt compartments enhanced with gilt and blind typographical motifs, gilt dates at foot, gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt.
Foxing, bookseller's description label pasted on an endpaper of the first volume.
Provenance: from the library of Henri Monnier with his bookplate pasted on the verso of the front boards.

First edition.
Illustrated pamphlet with 27 color caricatures.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, light interior foxing, stains and two minute holes to rear cover.
Rare.

First edition. Booklet illustrated with 27 black caricatures.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, light interior foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Occasional small foxing.

First edition.
Occasional small foxing.