Author: Grandville, J J (1803-1847); Pierre Langlumé , lithographer
Title: Les Métamorphoses Du Jour. First Edition of the Lithographs by Grandville
Description: Paris: Chez Bulla, rue St. Jacques, no. 38 et chez Martinet, rue du Coq, circa 1829. Oblong folio. 35 (width) x 26 cm. Bound without a cover or text. Suite of 70 period-colored lithographs.. Plates 1 to 43 have the caption in French and English (the only ones published with the double caption), the others are in French. Most plates with this inscription lower right: 'Lith. de Langlumé'; lettered beneath the lithograph with publication details: 'chez Bulla rue St. Jacques, N.38.' and 'et chez Martinet rue du Coq.' Some foxing and dampstaining. Beraldi. VII, pp. 214 -215 and Carteret, III . p. 282-284 mention 73 lithographs in a smaller format, without giving sizes. OCLC Number 54163954 is about the same size as ours and implies that plates 71-73 were added afterwards.... British Museum: "'Les Métamorphoses du Jour' is one of the most successful series of lithographs that Grandville made. The first edition was published by Bulla and Martinet between 1829 and 1830. Since the publication of the first plates the success was so remarkable, that Bulla and Martinet decided in 1829 to publish a bilingual edition (French and English) although the first French edition was not yet entirely published. The present print is part of the biligual edition of 1829. .

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