Books and Manuscripts · Los 2192
[Varin, A.]. Nus, E. and Meray, A. l'Empire des légumes. Mémoires de Cucurbitus Ier.
Paris/ Leipsic, G. de Gonet/ Martinon/ C. Twietmeyer, n.d. (1850), 1st ed., (4),310p., 24 handcol. steelengr. plates (incl. frontisp.) and 1 handcol. woodengr. plate by A. VARIN, contemp. gilt hmor., t.e.g., 4to.
- Los
- 2192
- Schätzpreis
- 150 € – 250 €
- Fotos
- 2 Fotos
Zustand
Some usual foxing (plates only sl. yellowed and occas. trifle foxed). Binding sl. rubbed along extremities; upper joint starting at foot.
Anmerkungen
Vicaire VI, p.243; Carteret III, p.218; Sander 536. The rare first edition, recognizable by the plate "Ils étaient calmes" (missing in the 2nd ed. of 1861), without the printed list of plates and p.310 starting with "Un ministre". Witty plates in the style of Grandville.