Le Journal amusant

First edition.
Half red sheep binding, spine decorated with triple gilt fillets showing some scratches, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges with some small tears, contemporary binding.
Handsome interior condition despite a tear on the illustrated front page of No. 24 from December 9, 1899.
Le Journal amusant was a French weekly publication created by Charles Philipon on January 5, 1856 in 8 grand-folio pages and disappeared perhaps in December 1933, representing 86 years of publication. The journal consisted three-quarters of illustrations focusing on social satire then comedy of manners with an increasing place given to theater and fashion.

First edition.
Half blue sheep binding, spine lightly rubbed with gilt fillets, some surface wear, edges and headcaps rubbed, small lacks to the sheep, contemporary binding.
Le Journal amusant was a French weekly publication created by Charles Philipon on January 5, 1856 in 8 large-folio pages and perhaps disappeared in December 1933, representing 86 years of publication. The journal was composed three-quarters of illustrations around social satire then comedy of manners with an increasing place given to theatre and fashion. In the 1860s, the editor-in-chief was Nadar.
Numerous illustrations by Grévin, Henriot, Forain, P. Léonnec, Crafty, Mars, Baric, Stop, Marais, Attinger, L