Les principaux libraires

First edition of each volume.
Half bronze calf binding, smooth spine decorated with black and gilt fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, joints rubbed, small lack to upper headcap, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wrappers preserved for the first volume, speckled edges, contemporary Romantic binding.
A bibliophile's pen note about the work at the head of an endpaper.
We include the facsimile of a song virulently and racistly attacking the Count of Santo Domingo.
Half-title page shadowed due to the presence of a bookseller's descriptive slip, joints fragile.
Two bookplates pasted on a pastedown including that of Henri Rolland.

Fourth edition, with some parts in first edition, revised and corrected.
Bradel bindings in half cherry red cloth, smooth spines decorated with double gilt fillets, navy shagreen title and volume labels with small scratches and one lacking piece, gilt dates at tail, marbled paper boards, some stains on certain boards, corners slightly bumped.
Work decorated and illustrated with 4 frontispieces. The first volume additionally contains 3 musical plates, 1 planisphere of the labors of Hercules and 1 folding plate devoted to sun worship; the fourth and final volume contains 6 folding plates as well as 2 musical plates.
Our copy is complete with all its engravings.
Some...

The first edition published in a small number of copies and dedicated to the author's wine-growing friends.
One trace of a printed stamp on the first cover.
Rare and handsome booklet illustrated with two plates in and hors-texte.

First edition, richly illustrated with 75 hors-texte plates, principally by Gavarni, including 4 music plates framed with wood engravings by Bertall and several compositions by Bertall. Very numerous vignettes by Monnier, Français, Daubigny... The compositions with multitudes of vignettes by Bertall on subjects such as evenings at the opera, Paris by night... which constitute the ensemble of Paris comique are particularly delightful. This edition is rarer than le Diable à Paris.
Contemporary green half-shagreen. Smooth spine decorated with series of romantic tools in compartments. Green corsillonné paper boards. Borders rubbed and corners slightly bumped. Some scattered foxing...

First edition.
A rare and good copy, softcover.

First edition of this second delivery.
Half black shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with five raised bands, date at foot, traces of rubbing to spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
Work illustrated with 16 lithographs.
Pale marginal dampstain affecting the first 40 pages at head, scattered foxing, small hole to one endpaper.
Rare.

Second edition.
Covers absent.
Some minor foxing of no great consequence.
Rare.

First edition.
Minor spotting to boards, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Split spine with small losses, corner wear to boards, interior without foxing.
Rare but in this condition.