Le Charivari

First edition.
Half sheep binding in fir green, spine with five raised bands decorated with four gilt fleurons, paste paper boards, some rubbing to surface.
Contributions by Paul Courty, Pierre Véron, Léon Audibert, etc.
Drawings by Pif, Henriot, Grévin and Draner notably.
Le Charivari was a French daily satirical illustrated newspaper, which appeared from 1832 to 1937. Founded in 1832, under the reign of Louis-Philippe, by the republican journalist Charles Philipon, it quickly became a means of communication for the opposition, in the same mocking spirit as the weekly La Caricature created in 1830. It energetically ridiculed the July Monarchy and the bourgeoisie and...

First edition.
Half bottle-green shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, some wear to surface, small splits at foot of one joint, contemporary binding, handsome copy.
Le Charivari is a French illustrated satirical daily newspaper, which was published from 1832 to 1937. Founded in 1832, during the reign of Louis-Philippe, by the republican journalist Charles Philipon, it quickly became a means of communication for the opposition, in the same mocking spirit as the weekly La Caricature created in 1830. It enthusiastically ridiculed the July Monarchy and the bourgeoisie and was often condemned by the courts.
In 1858, the change in format of...