Denis-Auguste-Marie RAFFET

New edition, with some parts in first edition, revised by the author and illustrated with numerous steel engravings by Johannot, Raffet, de Lemud, Grenier, Jacques, Pauquet, Penguilly, de Rudder, Sandoz, d'Aubigny, Grandville.
Half-red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands outlined with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
The set comprises the following volumes: Chansons (in two volumes), Dernières chansons, Musique des chansons, Album des chansons entirely illustrated with engravings by Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, Ma biographie.
Some foxing, a scrape to head of one joint of Ma biographie, the volume Dernières chansons...

New edition and first issue of the beautiful romantic illustrations.
Half-aubergine shagreen bindings, smooth spines set with gilt wavy fillets and decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt friezes at head and foot of spines, some rubbing to spines, aubergine paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with 52 beautiful steel engravings by Charlet, Lemud, Johannot, Daubigny, Pauquet, Jacques, Penguilly, Rudder, Raffet, Sandoz.
Scattered foxing.

First printing of this collection of engravings illustrating the works of Béranger. A frontispiece and a portrait in black, 50 steel engravings hand-colored.
Rare colored copy of these fine engravings considered among the pinnacles of Romantic steel engraving.
Contemporary full red shagreen binding. Raised band spine decorated with mirrored tools and fillets. Upper cover with monogram C. F. Both covers with blind frame and large tools in corners, doubled with a second blind frame. Rich interior border. Edges gilt. Traces of rubbing. One corner slightly bumped. Some foxing spots in margins.

Edition with some parts in first edition, illustrated with 100 (of 103) vignettes after drawings by Daubigny, Johannot, Charlet, Raffet, Scheffer, Devéria...
Half red calf bindings with corners, spines slightly faded with one raised band decorated with gilt and black romantic arabesques, gilt friezes at head and foot, gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, some corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Some foxing, four vignettes lacking in our copy.
However, our copy is complete with the two portraits of Béranger and the facsimile of a 4-page manuscript letter, all placed at the beginning of volume I.

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.

New edition and first printing of the beautiful romantic illustrations.
Half red shagreen bindings, spines with four raised bands set with gilt borders decorated with double gilt and black compartments enhanced with gilt typographical motifs, double gilt fillets on red paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 52 beautiful steel engravings by Charlet, Lemud, Johannot, Daubigny, Pauquet, Jacques, Penguilly, Rudder, Raffet, Sandoz.
Pleasant copy.

Reprint of the so-called Keepsake edition published by Renduel in 1836, Furne having bought out the Renduel bookstore to exploit its catalogue.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Victor Hugo as frontispiece to the first volume, 2 new title vignettes as well as 11 steel engravings by Boulanger, Raffet, Rogier & Rouargue engraved by Finden, Staines...
The edition is printed in an airy typography with wide margins, close to the original published in 1831.
Foxing and browning on the engravings as is often the case.
Half dark blue Russia morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt tools, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers...