Honoré de BALZAC, George SAND
Le diable à Paris[The Devil in Paris]
Hetzel|Paris 1845 -1846|18 x 28 cm|2 volumes reliés
First edition of the 212 full-page wood engravings by Gavarni (with the exception of the final four, executed by Bertall), together with 800 wood-engraved vignettes within the text.
Contemporary romantic bindings in half red shagreen, spines with four raised bands finely decorated with triple gilt panels and gilt arabesques, red paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners a trifle rubbed.
The volume features a remarkable diversity of typographical elements, including elaborate text borders and tailpieces.
Gavarni’s captioned and satirical wood engravings offer a strikingly abundant illustrative display—almost a precursor to the comic strip.
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