Accession number
Heineman 629
Published
Paris : L. Curmer, 1840-1842.
Credit line
Gift of the trustees of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection, 1977.
Notes
For detailed bibliographical description, various issues of certain plates, etc., s̲e̲e̲ Vicaire, Manuel de l'amateur de livres du xix siècle, t. 3, 1897, col. 793-804.
Illustrated with 407 full page and 1,531 vignettes in the text engraved on wood after the drawings of Beauce, Bellange, Charlet ... Text by Archard, Arago, Arlincourt ... First issue of the 8 vols.
Originally issued in parts (fascicules) 1839-1842. The first three volumes have title-pages without subtitle as originally printed for these three volumes, later reprinted with the subtitle, uniform with the later volumes.
Text by Achard, Balzac, Janin, Karr, Nodier, Soulié and many others.
The first five volumes deal with general types. The other three [6-8] contain provincial and colonial types and have title: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes; encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle. Province.
Illustrated with 407 full page and 1,531 vignettes in the text engraved on wood after the drawings of Beauce, Bellange, Charlet ... Text by Archard, Arago, Arlincourt ... First issue of the 8 vols.
Originally issued in parts (fascicules) 1839-1842. The first three volumes have title-pages without subtitle as originally printed for these three volumes, later reprinted with the subtitle, uniform with the later volumes.
Text by Achard, Balzac, Janin, Karr, Nodier, Soulié and many others.
The first five volumes deal with general types. The other three [6-8] contain provincial and colonial types and have title: Les Français peints par eux-mêmes; encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle. Province.
Description
9 v. : illus. (part col.) col. plates, port., col. map ; 27 cm
Provenance
Dannie and Hettie Heineman. Hector de Backer.
Binding
Full gray morocco with gilt binding by Samblanx. Printed paper covers bound in.
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