Author: P. J. Stahl [ed.]
Title: Vie Privee Et Publique Des Animaux
Description: Paris, J. Hetzel, 1867 . Cloth. A fantastically illustrated satire of the political figures of nineteenth century France, featuring the caricatures of Grandville. In the original French.A curious work of political satire from nineteenth century France. Edited by P. J. Stahl, this work consists of the text of such luminaries as de Balzac and Benjamin Franklin, accompanied by the vignette illustrations of Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, better known as the French caricaturist Grandville.Titled 'the private and public life of animals', Grandville's caricatures of these animals clearly represent the governing representatives of France, and is a commentary on these political personalities.With the inscription 'Emily Fitzmaurice from Mary' to the front pastedown.A delightful satirical work. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with back strip laid down, retaining the original boards and endpapers. Areas of fading to cloth of front board. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot and light handling marks to the first and last few leaves. Good . Ill.: Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville. Good .

Keywords: Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville Caricature French Literature de Balzac Caricature Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville


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