Author: Jules Janin; Balzac; Cormenin; et al
Title: Pictures of the French
Description: London, Wm. S. Orr and Co, 1840. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated look at the different people of France, a comical work with contributions by various authors. The first edition.A charming work, being a series of short pieces looking at various characters found in France, such as the Parisian Lady, grocer, horticulturist, leader of fashion, Duchess, law student, literary adventurer, charwoman, pensioner, and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, forty-five plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete. With contributions by Jules Janin, Honore de Balzac, Madame de Bawr, Eugene Nyon, Viscount d'Arlincourt, Raoul Perrin, and more.Two bookplates to the front paste downs, of E. G. Graham Little, and John Fuller. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards.Externally, smart. Spine is a little rubbed. Minor rubbing to the boards. Light bumping to the extremities. Two bookplates to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Neat repair to the margin of leaf iii/iv. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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