Fleurs, Fruits & Légumes du Jour par Alfred Le Petit; Légendes de H. Briollet
by Le Petit, Alfred
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -
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About This Item
Paris: Au Bureau de l'Eclipse, 1871. Very Good -. 1 portfolio ([32] leaves): color illustrations; 29 cm. Portfolio boards are cover in dark green paper with embossed leaf and bee illustrations. Illustrated color pastedown on front section of portfolio repeating title page. Former owner's name written at upper edge of portfolio pastedown, dated Paris 1872. Alfred Le Petit (1841-1909) was a painter and a caricaturist for L'Eclipse, a republican newspaper of the French Third Republic, at a period when censorship had been lifted and political satire was flourishing. The 31 caricatures included here present political figures as flowers, fruits, and vegetables for critical and humorous effect. Hippolyte Briollet (1832-1877) wrote the verse of commentary that accompanies each caricature. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: lacking original ties and connection between portfolio sections; portfolio is lightly soiled; edges of title page are soiled and chipped, with creasing at upper corner; occasional edge soiling and chipping, as well as corner creasing, thoughout; however, illustrations are clean and bright; complete.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006832
- Title
- Fleurs, Fruits & Légumes du Jour par Alfred Le Petit; Légendes de H. Briollet
- Author
- Le Petit, Alfred
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Au Bureau de l'Eclipse
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1871
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; European History; Art, Photography, & Antiques;
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- Soiled
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- Chipping
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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