Author: J Grand-Carteret
Title: Les Mures Et la Caricature En Allemagne, En Autriche, En Suisse
Description: Paris, Hinrichsen, 1885. Leather. A beautiful publication comparing German, Austrian, and Swiss caricature. A beautiful publication comparing German, Austrian, and Swiss caricature. A very scarce copy. With three colour plates, twenty plates, and 314 illustrations. John Grand-Carteret was French journalist and art historian, regarded by many as a pioneer in the field of iconography. Looking through different time periods, from the Thirty Years War, to the eighteenth century, to the Revolution, Grand-Carteret describes the varying and evolving styles of caricatures. Grand-Carteret uses beautiful and enjoyable examples to illustrate his research. In a fine half morocco binding with gilt detail. Externally, smart with rubbing and marks. Library mark to spine. Pencil annotations to front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Spotting to first and last. Library stamp to front. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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