Le Monde comique illustré, du n°94 au n°276. - Le Petit journal pour rire du n°115 au n°440

First edition.
Contemporary half blonde sheep binding, smooth rubbed spine decorated with triple gilt fillets, joints cracked on one side at head and foot.
Some tears and foxing.
54 discontinuous numbers for Monde comique (lacking nos. 95 to 98, 101, 102 to 113, 117, 119 to 152, 154 to 156, 158 to 166, 168 to 172, 174, 175, 177 to 182, 184, 187 to 195, 197 to 202, 205, 206, 208, 212, 214, 216, 224 to 229, 231, 240, 248, 251 to 254, 256 to 269 and 272 to 275) and 41 discontinuous numbers for Petit journal pour rire (nos. 116 to 176, 178 to 233, 236 to 265, 267, 270 to 283, 285 to 321, 322 to 364, 366 to 372, 375, 379, 384, 388 to 395, 397 to 402, 404, 405, 407, 409, 411, 417, 420 to 425, 427, 430 to 432, 434, 436, 437 and 439 lacking).
Each number consists of eight pages and features a front page heightened in colors, by Robida for Monde comique and by Grévin in Petit journal pour rire.
Artistic contributions by Lefman principally for Monde comique, and by Bertall, Daumier and Gillot among others for Petit journal pour rire.
Alongside Journal amusant appeared, from 1856 to 1904, Le Petit journal pour rire, a "popular" version, of smaller format and eight pages, also less expensive, most of whose illustrations were reprinted from Journal amusant. Its first editor-in-chief was Nadar. It had as director Eugène Philipon, then Th. le Cerf. Starting from number 9, the front cover presented an original composition, which was colored starting from number 50. From 1859 to 1889, Grévin was its author, then, starting in 1889, B. Gautier took over. Le Petit Journal pour rire also suffered interruptions during the 1870 war and the Commune.
Amusing gathering of these two competing periodicals.