J.J. Grandville

J.J. Grandville
Metamorphoses du Jour, 1829
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Title page, introduction by Achille Comte plus 71 hand colored lithographic plates by Grandville. First Edtition. Oblong 4to, 13 x 10 1/4 inches,bound in half green morocco with raised bands and gilt tooling with lettering on marbled boards. The title page has been expertly repaired, the plates are in very good condition with the smallest bit of spotting to some. "This famous album, which established Grandville's early style of bitter burlesque, has become rare. The title page/cover design, a magic lantern display exemplifies Grandville's method..." Ray, Art of the French Illustrated Book, page 197-198. Each plate is succeeded by a short piece of satirical prose, using Grandville's anthropomorphic creations as their inspiration.

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