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Auguste DELIERRE
La Fontaine, fables, Le cerf malade. Gravure originale à l'Eau Forte sur papier Vergé
A. Quantin|Paris 1883|22 x 31.50 cm|une feuille
Original etching before letters heightened with aquatint and signed in the plate.
Made on laid paper at the request of publisher A. QUANTIN to illustrate La Fontaine's fable: "The Sick Stag".
Very fine condition, presented in a modern black mat and protected by tissue guard.
Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) is referenced thus in Bénézit, dictionary of painters, sculptors, draughtsmen and engravers: "history painter, genre scenes, animated landscapes, still lifes, illustrator. Student of Eugène Ciceri, he participated in the Paris Salon between 1852 and 1889. His compositions of landscapes animated with hunting dogs show the influence of works by Desportes and Oudry which he long...
€100
Edouard MANET, Félix BRACQUEMOND
L'Enfant à l'épée - Eau-forte originale[The Child with a Sword – Original Etching]
s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [ca 1870]|23.40 x 28.10 cm|une feuille
Original etching on Chine appliqué mounted on heavy paper, engraved by Félix Bracquemond after Manet’s 1861 painting, probably depicting Léon Leenhoff, the painter’s natural son.
€500
Albert-Émile ARTIGUE (Émile ZOLA)
"Albine" - Lithographie originale sur Japon - L'Estampe Moderne
Imprimerie Champenois • pour CH. Masson • H. Piazza|Paris (Février 1898)|31 x 27 cm|une feuille et une serpente
Rare original colour lithograph executed by Albert-Émile Artigue for L'Estampe Moderne, series no. 10 published in February 1898.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on Japon with wide margins, artist's signature within the stone, publisher's blindstamp depicting a child's profile in the lower margin, numbered stamp of the deluxe issue on the verso; the print is preceded by a captioned tissue guard with the artist's name, the title and an excerpt from the work; with additional plain tissue guard.
Lithograph inspired by an excerpt from Emile Zola's novel, La Faute de l'abbé Mouret, reproduced on the tissue guard of the print.
A magnificent French...
€700
Jules CHÉRET
Lithographie originale en couleurs : "La Terre par Emile Zola, édition illustrée" - Les Maîtres de l'Affiche - planche 69
Les Maîtres de l'Affiche - imprimerie Chaix|Paris 1897|29 x 39.90 cm|une affiche lithographiée sur vélin fin
Original color lithograph printed on fine vellum. Embossed printer's stamp at the lower right of the plate.
Magnificent French monthly publication, Maîtres de l'Affiche, issued between 1895 and 1900 under the initiative of Jules Chéret.
Each issue of the journal contains four posters reproduced in cloche format and in chromolithography, each bearing an embossed stamp of authentication.
Splendid copy.
€150
Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Chanteur américain - Le Café Concert
L'Estampe originale|Paris 1893|31.50 x 43 cm|2|en feuilles

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Henri de. Chanteur américain – Le Café Concert
L'Estampe originale, Paris 1893, 31,5 x 43 cm, one single leaf
An original print by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec from Le Café-Concert series, published by Publications de l'Estampe Originale. A very rare and handsome lithograph, one of 500 original proofs printed on vélin paper by Edouard Ancourt printers.
A rare print perfectly preserved, a reminder of the splendors of the “Fin de siècle Paris by night”.

A veritable ode to the Café-concert, this series by Toulouse-Lautrec and Henri-Gabriel Ibels captures the essence of the...
€1,500
Auguste DELIERRE
La Fontaine, Fables, Le singe et le dauphin. Eau forte originale sur papier Vergé
A. Quantin|Paris 1883|22 x 31.50 cm|une feuille
Very fine original etching before letters, heightened with aquatint and signed in the plate.
Executed on laid paper and protected by tissue guard at the request of publisher A. QUANTIN to illustrate La Fontaine's fable: "The Monkey and the Dolphin".
Very fine condition, presented in a modern black mat.
Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) is referenced as follows in Bénézit, dictionary of painters, sculptors, draughtsmen and engravers: "history painter, genre scenes, animated landscapes, still lifes, illustrator. Student of Eugène Ciceri, he participated in the Paris Salon between 1852 and 1889. His compositions of landscapes animated with hunting dogs show the influence of works by...
€100
Auguste DELIERRE
La Fontaine, fables, Le renard et les poulets d'Inde. Gravure originale à l'Eau Forte sur papier Vergé
A. Quantin|Paris 1883|22 x 31.50 cm|une feuille
Original etching before lettering heightened with aquatint and signed in the plate. Created on laid paper commissioned by publisher A. QUANTIN to illustrate La Fontaine's fable: "Le renard et les poulets d'Inde".
Very fine condition, presented in a modern black mat and protected by a tissue guard.
Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) is referenced as follows in the Bénézit, dictionary of painters, sculptors, draftsmen and engravers: "history painter, genre scenes, animated landscapes, still lifes, illustrator. Student of Eugène Ciceri, he participated in the Paris Salon between 1852 and 1889. His compositions of landscapes animated with hunting dogs show the influence of works by Desportes...
€100
Auguste DELIERRE
La Fontaine, Fables, Le Loup, la mère et l'enfant. Eau forte originale sur papier Vergé
A. Quantin|Paris 1883|22 x 31.50 cm|une feuille
Original etching before letters heightened with aquatint and signed in the plate.
Created on laid paper at the request of publisher A. QUANTIN to illustrate La Fontaine's fable: "Le pot de fer et le pot de terre" ["The Iron Pot and the Clay Pot"].
Very fine condition, presented in a modern black mat and protected by tissue guard.
Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) is referenced thus in the Bénézit dictionary of painters, sculptors, draughtsmen and engravers: "history painter, genre scenes, animated landscapes, still lifes, illustrator. A pupil of Eugène Ciceri, he participated in the Paris Salon between 1852 and 1889. His compositions of landscapes animated with hunting dogs show...
€100
Honoré DAUMIER
Lithographie originale en noir et blanc - Les baigneurs - "Voyez-vous bourgeois, vous êtes justement dans l'age et dans la force..." "Original Black and White Lithograph – The Bathers – "You see, sir, you’re just at the right age and in fine form... when a fellow is built like you and can stay afloat, it flatters a teacher. Take some lessons, skip the little drinks, and you’ll do splendidly!"
Chez Aubert|Paris s. d. [1839]|25.40 x 34.50 cm|une feuille
Original black and white lithograph for Le Charivari, printed on strong paper. Signed on the plate and numbered 7.
Delteil, 636
Good condition, trace of hinges on verso of plate
€120
Stéphane MALLARMÉ, Joris-Karl HUYSMANS
Manuscript poems of Stéphane Mallarmé
s. n.|No Location [1887 ?]|20 x 32 cm|Drawing, Watercolor|1 portrait-frontispice, 1 titre à l'encre, 83 p. manuscrites, qq. feuillets vierges
Exceptional illuminated manuscript of 35 poems by Stéphane Mallarmé, probably copied by Joris-Karl Huysmans on watermarked Hollande laid paper, after pre-first editions of the poems published in journals. Most of the poems are preceded by a separate title-page noting the source from which it is taken.

The manuscript includes a fine charcoal portrait of Mallarmé as a frontispiece by Charles Tichon, after a photographic portrait by Van Bosch. The portrait was published in the Mallarmé issue of Empreintes...
€25,000
MINISTERE DES CHEMINS DE FER DU JAPON, Hatsusaburo YOSHIDA
「鉄道旅行案内」[Tetsudō Ryokō Annai]
Hakubunkan|Tōkyō [Tokyo] 1926|19.50 x 11 cm|relié
Work published by the Japanese Ministry of Railways, admirably illustrated with 166 illustrations. This new edition was entirely revised and the illustration is completely new. The Ministry of Railways published this collection from 1923 to 1928; from 1923 to 1925, the collection contained numerous bird's-eye view maps by Yoshida, which were replaced by photographs and now only adorn the pastedowns. This is the first collection to use photography with 126 black and white photographs and 18 hand-colored ones. 22 color prints by Hatsusaburo Yoshida. 7 folding color maps and several black and white maps in-text.
Cloth binding and cardboard slipcase. Pale green cloth covers. Smooth spine...
€1,400
A Signed Watercolour for Le Bon Genre Revealing a Previously Unknown Illustrator
A Signed Watercolour for Le Bon Genre Revealing a Previously Unknown Illustrator
Théodore Lecoeur le jeune
Le Retour du bal[Return from the Ball] - Original Watercolor for Le Bon Genre
Paris 30 septembre 1806|25.1 x 19.9 cm ; marie-louise : 30.6 x 25.2cm|Une feuille
Original watercolour for plate No. 9 of the Le Bon Genre series published by La Mésangère (issued in 1817, 1822 and 1827). Mounted on a mat. Manuscript date and signatures in ink: "30 septembre 1806", "Théodore Lecoeur le jeune".

An outstanding watercolour signed and dated by the illustrator Théodore Lecoeur le jeune, which appeared anonymously in Le Bon Genre, the celebrated series of prints depicting Parisian fashions and manners under the Empire. The collection presents elegant female figures rendered in a semi-caricatural and humorous style, and remains among the finest achievements of French social satire in the early...
€1,800
The watercolour that uncovered the author of an anonymous plate in Le Bon Genre
The watercolour that uncovered the author of an anonymous plate in Le Bon Genre
Angelo GARBIZZA
Une soirée à Coblentz[An Evening at Coblentz] - Original Watercolor for Le Bon Genre
Paris juin 1806|24.5 x 19.6 cm|Watercolor|En spirales
Original watercolour for plate No. 20 of the series Le Bon Genre published by La Mésangère (issued in 1817, 1822, and 1827). A tiny loss at the upper right corner, not affecting the illustration; a marginal tear restored on the verso with a paper addition, without loss. Title, date, and signatures in manuscript ink: "Une Soirée de Coblentz", "Paris, juin 1806", "Dessiné par Garbizza".

An exceptional work, signed and dated by the illustrator Angelo Garbizza (1777-1813), anonymously printed in Le Bon Genre, the celebrated collection of engravings depicting the manners and fashions of Paris during the Napoleonic era and the...
€1,500
An Impressionnist Token of Friendship
An Impressionnist Token of Friendship
Camille PISSARRO (Maximilien LUCE)
La Sarcleuse[The Weeder] Original print inscribed by the artist to Maximilien Luce
s. d. [1887]|20.50 x 30.50 cm|une feuille
Original etching signed and inscribed by Pissarro to Maximilien Luce
[1887] ? leaf: 20,5 x 30,5 cm; plate: 11 x 16,1 cm ? one leaf

Rare original etching by Camille Pissarro, titled "La Sarcleuse", one of 12 prints in 2nd state, after the artist's first state print and three or four proofs in 2nd state.
Like several other copies, it is marked in pencil "2e État imprimé par F. Jacques". Uniformly browned, scattered foxing, outer margins sunned with small marginal tears.
Exceptionally inscribed by the artist to his great friend, the painter Maximilien Luce: "Pour l'ami M. Luce".
Another print provides context for this beautiful portrait, which is said to have...
€10,000
ANONYME
Paroissien romain, d'après les imprimés français du XVe siècle
Gruel & Engelmann|Paris 1858|11.50 x 16 cm|relié
First edition of this Roman missal. Each text page within an engraved border containing multiple vignettes that change throughout the pages, after French manuscripts of the 15th century. Engraved title and 10 engravings in borders. The 5 chromolithographs may have been added, as they are not part of most copies. A frontispiece is sometimes mentioned, but the presence of a chromolithographic title with Curmer's name suggests they were added.

Contemporary full chocolate morocco Jansenist binding signed L. Curmer, in gold letters at the top of the first endpaper. Decorative gilt board-edges. All edges gilt. Scarlet silk endpapers with a monogram on the first endpaper. Light...
€450
Ambroise-Louis GARNERAY, Etienne de JOUY
Vues des côtes de France dans l'océan et la MéditerranéeViews of the Coasts of France on the Ocean and in the Mediterranean
Panckoucke|Paris 1823-1832|36 x 54 cm|relié
First and only edition. This copy is one of the rare examples complete with the 64 full-page plates. The work is also illustrated with a title vignette depicting the artist Ambroise-Louis Garneray in a small boat, sketching the entrance to the port of Brest.

Contemporary binding of half tan sheep with corners, smooth spine richly decorated in gilt and blind with multiple large typographic tools, discreet restorations to the joints, marbled-paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.

A magnificent work on the ports of France, and one of the finest collections ever...
€10,000
MINISTERE DES CHEMINS DE FER DU JAPON, Hatsusaburo YOSHIDA
Guide des voyages en train du Japon
Hakubunkan|1924|19.50 x 11 cm|broché
Work published by the Japanese Ministry of Railways, admirably illustrated with 130 double-page color illustrations by Hatsusaburo Yoshida: 2 decorating the pastedowns (traditional Japanese animated scenes), 26 views and 104 bird's-eye view landscape maps. Numerous black maps including a large one at the end of the Japanese railways, which is detached.
Pale green cloth covers. Smooth spine with title. Boards printed in black with a sample of Japanese fabric, a cartouche for the title. Cardboard slipcase repeating the board motifs in black. Small lacks to slipcase, rubbing and corners bumped. Fine condition of the collection with occasional light foxing. A paper lack to the pastedowns at...
€1,600
Claude Hilaire CHAMOUIN, Adolphe ROUARGUE
Paris actuel. Choix de 26 vues et monuments
Chamouin|Paris 1865|24.50 x 31 cm|relié
First edition. One map and 25 views by Rouargue engraved by Chamouin. One can distinguish the Tuileries Palace and the town hall which were destroyed during the Commune. A view of the new Louvre is interesting as well as that of the central markets, the new palace of justice, the recent Gare de l'Est, the new church of Saint Vincent de Paul. All these animated views are set in the contemporary Paris of the Second Empire.
Publisher's binding in half red shagreen with red percaline boards. Smooth spine decorated with 4 compartments with tools and fillets. On the upper board, decorated with several blind frames, Paris in gilt letters. Rubbing to joints, headcaps and corners. A micro crack...
€500
Before the golden age of comics, the "Age of Doré"
Before the golden age of comics, the "Age of Doré"
Gustave DORÉ
Des-agréments d'un voyage d'agrément
Féchoz & Letouzey|Paris s. d. [1860]|36 x 27.50 cm|relié
Album of lithographed plates in third state, first cover printed in 3 tones, black, bistre with gradients and white highlights, followed by 24 lithographs in black on 12 double-sided pages.

Gray half calf binding, smooth spine, some foxing, original soft cover preserved, binding signed by Charles Septier.

Created in 1851, this youthful work influenced by Rodolphe Töppfer's style, is now considered an incunabulum of comic strips.
€2,500
Gustave DORÉ
Les différents publics de Paris par Gustave Doré
Au bureau du journal amusant|Paris S.d (1854)|34.50 x 26.50 cm|relié
| Gustave's 'jeunesse Doré' – talent's no need of years |

First edition, first printing of this rare album, with its precious publisher's lithographed green cover by Belin and twenty original captioned lithographed plates by Gustave Doré.
One of Doré's earliest efforts, his debut album of illustrations he published at age twenty-two: "In this album, Doré begins to display an unprecedented mastery of comedy and...
€3,500
Stunning and rare suite by a great illustrator from the Romantic era
Stunning and rare suite by a great illustrator from the Romantic era
Paul GAVARNI
Souvenirs du Carnaval par Gavarni. 25 planches. Souvenirs de Carnaval. Les bals masqués. Costumes historiques
Léopold Pannier et Cie|Paris s. d. [1840-1850]|25.50 x 34.50 cm|25 lithographies reliées en un volume
First collective edition of this complete series of 25 original lithographed plates printed on thick vellum.

Mounted engravings, preceded by a title page bringing together three series: Souvenirs de Carnaval (6 plates), Les bals masqués (7 plates), Costumes historiques (12 plates).

Each of these series first appeared in other journals: under the title 'Souvenirs de Carnaval' in Ritner et Goupil, 'Les bals masqués' in La Caricature and 'Costumes historiques' in Charivari.
Engravings in third state according to Vicaire.
Some foxing.

Red half straight-grained morocco Bradel binding...
€3,000
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Capitam Bento Lourenço à l'ouverture de la nouvelle route par les forêts près Mucuri, de Porto Allègre à Minas Novas - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original copperplate engraving in folio format by Johann Martin Esslinger. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Minor marginal worming and tiny marginal tears.
€600
THOMAS A KEMPIS, CURMER
L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ
Léon Curmer|Paris 1856|18.50 x 26.50 cm|relié
First printing of this edition produced in chromolithography in imitation of illuminated manuscripts, whose illustrated pages required the use of more than 900 stones and 3 to 14 colors per stone. Each page is magnificently decorated with a rich and wide border framing the text, each one different (with stylistic unity per double page), and five feature full-page chromolithographs. 437 chromolithographs drawn from 14th to 16th century manuscripts, all mounted plates.
Publisher's binding in full old red morocco signed at the bottom of the front pastedown Léon Curmer. Curmer being a publisher rather than a binder, it is not known which binder he commissioned to execute these publisher's...
€1,800
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Chasse de l'Onze / Manière de charger les Mulets pour le voyage - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes by Johann Martin Esslinger and Carl Heinrich Rahl in folio format. It is from the atlas of the first French edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some worming and minor marginal tears, a tiny lack to the lower left corner.
€300
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue des cabanes à Morro d'Arara / Cabanes des Patachos - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Beautiful original plate with two large intaglio vignettes by Reinhard and Johann Carl Schleich II in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some worming and minimal marginal tears, small lack to upper left corner.
€580
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Les Patachos sur le Rio do Prado / Le Chef des Botocudes Kerengnatnuk avec sa famille - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Beautiful original plate with two large intaglio vignettes in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some worming and small marginal tears.
€500
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Tempête pendant la traversée au Brésil / Vue de l´entrée dans la Baie de Rio de Janeiro - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes by Ludwig Friedrich Schnell and Christian Haldenwang in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some worming and marginal stains, a small dark mark below the right vignette.
€580
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Une Tropa chargée / Manière de prendre les Buffles par le Vaqueiro - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes by F. Meyer and Johann Jacob Lips in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Very light marginal worming, some minor marginal tears in the upper part.
€500
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Chasseurs Portugais / Cabanes des pêcheurs sur la rivière de Barganza - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes by Johann Jacob Wagner and Johann Jacob Lips in folio format. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Very light marginal worming, a tiny marginal tear to upper section.
€500
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Navigation par dessus les rochers d'Ilheós / Halte au forêt - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes by Carl Heinrich Rahl and Christian Haldenwang in folio format. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Very light marginal worming, small marginal tears to upper section, a small mark to left margin of the plate.
€600
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Soldats à Linhares / La tortue au rivage de la mer - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes by Johann Jacob Lips in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some worming and minor marginal tears.
€350
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Physionomies caractéristiques de quatre Botocudes avec la tête d'une Momie - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with portraits of Botocudos wearing labrets and discs inserted in their earlobes. Plate engraved in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
One marginal tear skillfully restored, some small tears and marginal worming.
€700
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Combats singuliers des Botocudes sur le Rio Grande de Belmonte - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate after H. Mülller and engraved by Heubach in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming.
€1,000
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue du rocher Jucutucuara sur la rivière Espirito Santo près de Villa de Victoria - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a river landscape on the Espirito Santo as a copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and minimal marginal tears.
€600
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue de la ville de Porto Seguro - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a landscape overlooking the city of Porto Seguro, where Pedro Alvares Cabral and the Portuguese expedition he commanded landed on April 22, 1500. Engraved by G. Schleich as a copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and minimal marginal tears.
€600
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue de la Fazenda de Tapébucu près de la côte, du Mont St Joâo, et de la Serra d'Iriri qui s'élève du milieu des forêts - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate engraved by Carl Schleich in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and tiny marginal tears.
€600
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Navigation sur un bras du Rio Doce - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a Rio Doce landscape, engraved by Heubach after J.P. Veith in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and tiny marginal tears.
€800
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue de l'embouchure de la rivière de Santa Cruz et de l'église qui s'y trouve - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Beautiful original plate of a Rio Santa Cruz landscape in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first journey to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and minimal marginal tears.
€600
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue de l'île Cachoeirinha avec le Quartel dos Arcos dans le Rio Grande de Belmonte - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Beautiful original plate of a Rio Grande landscape by Christian Haldenwang in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first journey to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and minimal marginal tears.
€580
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue de la ville et du port d'Ilhéos - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a landscape of Ilheus by Ludwig Friedrich Schnell in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming and minute marginal tears.
€600
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue de la Mission de Saint Fidèle - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a Brazilian landscape after Christian Haldenwang by Johann Jacob Wagner in copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming.
€500
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Les Puris dans leurs forêts - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate depicting members of the indigenous Puri people by Friedrich Auguste Seyffer (landscape) and G. Rist (figures), copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming and minor marginal tears.
€700
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Groupe de Camacans - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a group of indigenous people, copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming and minor marginal tears.
€680
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Une famille de Botocudes en route - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate depicting a family of indigenous Botocudos people, intaglio engraved in folio format. From the atlas of the French first edition of this Brazilian travel account, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming, a small marginal tear not affecting the plate.
€700
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Danse des Camacans - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a Brazilian indigenous dance scene by Johann Pleikard Bittheuser (figures) and Friedrich Auguste Seyffer (background), copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming.
€800
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Les cabanes des Puris - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate of a domestic scene among the Puri by M. G. Cichler, copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming, invisible restoration of a tear not affecting the image.
€700
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Vue d'une maison de campagne sur le Paraiba / Maison d'un planteur brasilien - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes in folio format. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming.
€450
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Crâne remarquable d'un Botocude / Les Indiens en route - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate with two large copperplate vignettes in folio format. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some marginal worming, invisible restoration of a marginal tear, not affecting the image.
€400
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Armes et utensiles des Camacans - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Beautiful original plate heightened in watercolor, copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some minimal marginal worming.
€400
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Armes, ornemens et utensiles des Puris, Botocudes, Machacaris et des Indiens de la côte - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Beautiful original plate by Johann C. Bock heightened in watercolor, copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some minimal marginal worming, small tear in the upper right corner.
€400
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Armes, ornemens et utensiles des Puris - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate by Johann C. Bock heightened in watercolor, copperplate engraving in folio format. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this Brazilian travel account, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming, ink marks on verso.
€500
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Ornements et utensiles des Camacans - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate by Johann C. Bock heightened in watercolor, copperplate engraving in folio format. It is from the atlas of the French first edition of this Brazilian travel account, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Some marginal worming, ink marks on verso.
€450
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Ornemens et utensiles des Botocudes - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original plate by Johann C. Bock heightened in watercolor, copperplate engraving in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the first French edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some minimal marginal foxing.
€500
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Carte de la nouvelle route de Villa de San-José do Porto-Allègre à Minas-Novas - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|52 x 36.40 cm|une feuille
Fine original engraved map in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of the first voyage to Brazil by Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied.
Some worming and minor marginal tears.
€350
Maximilien de WIED-NEUWIED
Carte de la Côte de l'Est du Brésil - Voyage au Brésil, Dans les années 1815, 1816 et 1817, par S. A. S. Maximilien, Prince de Wied-Neuwied.
Chez Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1822|35.40 x 52 cm|une feuille
Fine original engraved map in intaglio and heightened in colors in folio format. It comes from the atlas of the French first edition of this travel account to Brazil, first published in 1820-1821 under the title Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 and illustrating the account of Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied's first voyage to Brazil.
Plate lightly and entirely shaded, some marginal creases.
€450
Hokusai KATSUSHIKA
Hokusai Manga. Volume 5
Edo [Tokyo] • [Tokyo] 1816|15.50 x 22.50 cm|cousu
Rare first edition, fifth volume of Hokusai's Mangas or Sketch Books. 15 volumes were published between 1815 and 1878, the fifth volume contains approximately 30 subjects, most on double pages in black, grey and flesh tones.
Accordion-fold volume, bound with stitching, black cover, some creasing to board edges, rubbing and small lacks. The red printed label is lacking to this copy. The first and last pages detached from boards. Creases, small lacks and discolouration to boards. Minor soiling.
Hokusai's mangas treat various subjects, the artist depicts Japan of the period, from everyday scenes to amusing moments, combining a great variety of subjects: the present...
€1,000
Kinga BAITEI, UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI
Héros légendaires de la Chine et du Japon. Wakan Eiyu Gaden
Gyokusandô|Edo [Tokyo] 1860|15.50 x 23 cm|2 volumes cousus
The rare first edition, complete in 2 volumes. The first volume contains a colored frontispiece and 13 double-page plates. The second volume has 12 double-page plates and a black frontispiece. All plates are in black and grey wash. The volumes are undated but note a location: Nihonbashi dori, the bridge avenue in Edo. They bear the name of Ichiyusai, one of Kuniyoshi's first artistic names. The date is therefore indicative and has been determined according to various criteria; however, according to the preface, the books were in production at the time of Kuniyoshi's death and the frontispiece of the second volume is the work of Utagawa Sadahide. One of the master's last works in which he...
€1,500
Paul GAVARNI
Lithographie originale en couleurs - "De l'esprit et du pain pour un jour."
Imprimerie d'Aubert|Paris s. d. [1839]|26.40 x 34.50 cm|une feuille
Original lithograph heightened in colors and gum arabic, for Le Charivari, printed on fine paper.
Armelhaut and Bocher 904.
Plate uniformly shaded.
€150
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Deux de trèfle
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with a secret, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with pochoir, blank verso.
When held to the light, the card reveals an erotic scene in transparency: a reader lying in his natural state holds up his parasol with the aid of his erect organ.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Deux de carreau
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with a secret, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with pochoir, blank verso.
When held to the light, the card reveals an erotic scene in transparency: a masked lady raises her leg high before a gentleman with spectacles who attentively examines her vulva.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Deux de pique
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with hidden image, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with pochoir, blank verso.
When held up to the light, the card reveals an erotic scene: three busty ladies pulling a priapic faun by the tail.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Cinq de pique
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Secret erotic playing card, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Pochoir-colored lithograph, blank verso.
The card, when held to the light, reveals an erotic scene of farandole debauchery between two ladies and two gentlemen.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Six de pique
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with hidden image, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with pochoir, blank verso.
The card, when held to the light, reveals an erotic scene: a close-up rear view of penetration.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Six de coeur
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with hidden image, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with pochoir, blank verso.
The card, when held to the light, reveals an erotic urolagnic scene: a fireman urinating on a lady's crotch while a complicit valet holding a basin looks on.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Huit de coeur
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with hidden image, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with stencil, blank verso.
When held up to the light, the card reveals an oriental erotic scene in transparency: a Zouave penetrates a beautiful lady with raised legs.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Huit de trèfle
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic transformation playing card, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with pochoir, blank verso.
The card, when held to light, reveals an erotic scene: a hooded monk frolics with a nude woman wearing two laurel crowns on her head and in her hand.
A curiosity!
€120
ANONYME
Carte à jouer érotique à secret - Dix de trèfle
s. l. • [France] s. d. [circa 1860]|5.50 x 8.60 cm|une carte à jouer
Erotic playing card with a secret, unknown manufacturer, produced in France around 1860. Lithograph colored with stencil, blank verso.
The card, when held to the light, reveals an erotic scene: a man with an erect member holds on his shoulder a woman in her natural state.
A curiosity!
€120
Victor LENEPVEU (Louis LEPINE)
Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°3 "A la niche !"[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] [Museum of Horrors - Original Color Lithograph Poster - No. 3 'To the Doghouse!']
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [octobre 1899]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original lithographed color poster representing Louis Lépine as a dog. Behind him is drawn an imposing sign on which is indicated: "Liberté ! Egalité ! Fraternité !!! Ordre d'arrêter et de conduire immédiatement au poste tous les vendeurs du Musée des horreurs" ["Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!!! Order to arrest and immediately conduct to the station all sellers of the Musée des horreurs"], in reference to the arrests of street vendors selling the publication.
Transverse folds, one tear without loss to left margin partially filled by a paper stamp.
Distributed between October 1899 and December 1900 in a France inflamed by the Dreyfus Affair, these immense colored satirical portraits...
€900
Victor LENEPVEU (Émile ZOLA)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°4 "Le Roi des Porcs"Original colour lithographed poster
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [novembre 1899]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Musée des horreurs – Original colour lithographed poster – n° 4 “Le Roi des Porcs”

Imprimerie Lenepveu | Paris [November 1898] | 49,8 x 65,2 cm | one poster

Original colour lithographed poster depicting Émile Zola in the shape of a pig, sitting on a tub containing his fictional works and smearing “international poop” on the map of France.
Transverse folds, some tiny tears, two small holes above Zola's head, without affecting the image.
The representation of Émile Zola as a pig does not date back to Lenepveu, as Guillaume Doizy highlights in his article dedicated to pig caricatures (“Le porc dans la caricature politique (1870-1914)...
€2,500
Victor LENEPVEU (Alfred DREYFUS)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°6 "Le Traître"Original colour lithographed poster
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [novembre 1899]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Musée des horreurs – Original colour lithographed poster – n° 6 “Le Traître”

Imprimerie Lenepveu | Paris [Novembre 1899] | 49,8 x 65,2 cm | one poster

Original colour lithographed poster depicting Alfred Dreyfus as a Gorgonian headed hydra pierced by a military sword.

Far from the classic zoomorphic codes usually used by caricaturists, Alfred Dreyfus is associated here with the hydra, a mythical creature emblematic of evil. Beyond this symbolism, the choice of a monster with sprawling and perpetually regenerating heads gives the image a strong anti-Semitic charge, exceeding that of the Dreyfus Affair.
Ironically, it is the...
€2,500
Victor LENEPVEU (Jean JAURÈS)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°14 "L'Eléphant du Jourdain"Original colour lithographed poster
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [janvier 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original colour lithographed poster depicting Jean Jaurès as an elephant sitting on a chair and holding a bottle of “water from the Jordan”. Until then portrayed as a dog – caricaturists mocking his aggressiveness – Jean Jaurès is here, for the first time, represented as an elephant. It is a question here of highlighting his potbelly and his pachyderm silhouette, but we can, nevertheless, highlight the great dignity of this massive personality with a high gaze. The water from the Jordan is held on one of his hoofs and alludes to the rumour that he had his son baptised in the scared river, thus acting against his anticlerical policy. Despite the caricaturist's desire to...
€3,000
Victor LENEPVEU (Théophile DELCASSÉ)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°21 "Del-Lâchoda devant l'Angleterre 11xbre 1898"
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [mars 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original lithographed color poster depicting Théophile Delcassé as a circus poodle.
Transverse folds and minor marginal tears without loss.

Distributed between October 1899 and December 1900 in a France inflamed by the Dreyfus Affair, these immense color caricature portraits are the work of Victor Lenepveu who announced the publication of 150 then 200 drawings and ultimately produced only about fifty. Despite the 1881 press freedom law allowing the distribution of politically subversive imagery, the publication of this nightmarish pantheon was interrupted by order of the Ministry of the Interior.

The fragility of the paper and the imposing format of these...
€700
Victor LENEPVEU (Georges LEYGUES)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°27 "Ministre-bâillon"
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [avril/mai 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original color lithographed poster depicting Georges Leygues as a donkey.
Transverse folds and minute marginal tears without loss.

Distributed between October 1899 and December 1900 in a France inflamed by the Dreyfus Affair, these immense satirical color portraits are the work of Victor Lenepveu who announced the publication of 150 then 200 drawings and ultimately produced only about fifty. Despite the 1881 press freedom law allowing the distribution of politically subversive imagery, the publication of this nightmarish pantheon was interrupted by order of the Ministry of the Interior.

The fragility of the paper and the imposing format of these extremely violent...
€700
Victor LENEPVEU (Louis LUCIPIA)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°28 "Luci-pouah !"
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [mai 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original color lithographed poster depicting Louis Lucipia as a dog wearing a masonic sash.
Transverse folds and minute marginal tears without loss.

Distributed between October 1899 and December 1900 in a France inflamed by the Dreyfus Affair, these immense satirical color portraits are the work of Victor Lenepveu who announced the publication of 150 then 200 drawings and ultimately produced only about fifty. Despite the 1881 press freedom law allowing the distribution of politically subversive imagery, the publication of this nightmarish pantheon was interrupted by order of the Ministry of the Interior.

The fragility of the paper and the imposing format of these...
€700
Victor LENEPVEU (Joseph REINACH)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°34 "Que le chambardement commence !"
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [juin 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original color lithographed poster depicting Joseph Reinach in the guise of a king slumped on his throne.
Transverse folds and minute marginal tears without loss.

Distributed between October 1899 and December 1900 in a France inflamed by the Dreyfus Affair, these immense satirical color portraits are the work of Victor Lenepveu who announced the publication of 150 then 200 drawings and ultimately produced only about fifty. Despite the 1881 press freedom law allowing the distribution of politically subversive imagery, the publication of this nightmarish pantheon was interrupted by order of the Ministry of the Interior.

The fragility of the paper and the imposing...
€900
Victor LENEPVEU (Jude PHILIPP)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°32 "Le Traître Philipp"
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [mai 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Original color lithographed poster depicting Jude Philipp in the guise of a vulture nailed to a wall.
Transverse folds and minute marginal tears without loss.

Distributed between October 1899 and December 1900 in a France inflamed by the Dreyfus Affair, these immense satirical color portraits are the work of Victor Lenepveu who announced the publication of 150 then 200 drawings and ultimately produced only about fifty. Despite the 1881 press freedom law allowing the distribution of politically subversive imagery, the publication of this nightmarish pantheon was interrupted by order of the Ministry of the Interior.

The fragility of the paper and the imposing format...
€700
Victor LENEPVEU (Émile ZOLA)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°26 (exceptionnel) "Un bal à l'Elysée"Original colour lithographed poster
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [mai 1900]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Musée des horreurs – Original colour lithographed poster – n° 26 (exceptionnel) “Un bal à l'Elysée”

Imprimerie Lenepveu | Paris [May 1900] | 49,8 x 65,2 cm | one poster

Original colour lithographed poster depicting Émile Loubet as a bear holding a tambourine marked “Panama”, Émile Zola as a pig, Dreyfus as a hydra, Joseph Reinach as a monkey, the rabbi Kadoc Kahn as a donkey and Georges Picquart as a dromedary.

This imposing poster, featuring several people already caricatured in the previous issues, is a direct reference to the Panama Scandal. This large-scale corruption affair, which saw the resignation of Émile Loubet, then...
€3,000
Victor LENEPVEU (Joseph REINACH)
[AFFAIRE DREYFUS] Musée des horreurs - Affiche originale lithographiée en couleurs - n°1 "Boule de Juif"Original colour lithographed poster
Imprimerie Lenepveu|Paris s. d. [1er octobre 1899]|49.80 x 65.20 cm|une affiche
Musée des horreurs – Original colour lithographed poster – n° 1 “Boule de Juif”

Imprimerie Lenepveu | Paris [1^st october 1899] | 49,8 x 65,2 cm | one poster

Original colour lithographed poster depicting Joseph Reinach as a monkey. Here is the description given to this first poster announced in the press through L'Intransigeant: “Issue number 1 of the series depicts Boule-de-Juif as a hamadryas. The resemblance between the hideous Yousouf and the guest of the great coconut trees is so perfect that it would not even need a caption since the same exclamation came to all lips. Perhaps the only criticism is that this...
€1,200
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM
Château de Saint-Cloud - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work bearing witness to the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
€100
Jules DAVID
Massacre des otages - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Jules David and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
€50
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER
Greniers d'abondance - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
€90
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM
Docks de la Villette - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
€100
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM
Colonne de la Place Vendôme - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original black and white lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
€90
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER
Ministère des Finances - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original color lithograph drawn and engraved by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as illustration in Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy.
€80
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Jules GAILDRAU
Palais des Tuileries - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original lithograph in colors engraved by Jules Gaildrau after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal foxing spots, otherwise a handsome copy.
€120
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Charles-Claude BACHELIER
Hôtel de ville, Grande salle des fêtes - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original lithograph in colors engraved by Charles-Claude Bachelier after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal soiling, otherwise a handsome copy.
€90
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM
Hôtel de Ville - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original color lithograph engraved by Albert Adam after a drawing by Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
€80
Léon Jean-Baptiste SABATIER, Albert ADAM
Exposition universelle de 1867 - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|48.80 x 33.50 cm|une feuille
Original color lithograph by Albert Adam, Léon Jean-Baptiste Sabatier and Félix Benoist, used as an illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Some marginal worming, otherwise a handsome copy.
€150
Philippe BENOIST
Nouveau Pavillon de Flore - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|33.50 x 48.80 cm|une feuille
Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the ravages of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy despite some worming.
€80
Philippe BENOIST
Nouvelle église de la Trinité - Paris et ses ruines, Lithographie originale
Charpentier|Nantes • Paris 1874|33.50 x 48.80 cm|une feuille
Original black and white lithograph drawn and engraved by Philippe Benoist and used as illustration for Paris et ses ruines by Victor Fournel, a work documenting the devastation of the Paris Commune.
Handsome copy despite some worming.
€100

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