Paris marié [Ensemble] Paris au bal

First separate edition, illustrated by Gavarni with 20 plates and 40 vignettes. The text had originally appeared in Le diable à Paris, a collective volume to which Balzac contributed several texts.
First edition of Louis Huart's work illustrated with 50 vignettes by Cham, published without date in 1846.
Contemporary half red shagreen binding. Spine with false raised bands handsomely decorated. Head and tail rolls. Corners slightly rubbed, one turned in. Some pale foxing on half-titles and indexes. Tinted paper for Paris marié, white for Paris au bal. Good copy.
Satirical and humorous writings in the style of physiologies.