CARICATURE (La) politique, morale, religieuse, littéraire et - Lot 67

CARICATURE (La) politique, morale, religieuse, littéraire et scénique. Journal founded and edited by Ch. Philipon. P., Aubert, Nov. 4, 1830 (origin) to Aug. 27, 1835 (last issue); 10 vol. in-4, red half-chagr. with gold and cold-stamped wires, chagr. paper boards, (period binding). COMPLETE COLLECTION of the 251 issues of this famous publication, featuring articles by H. de Balzac, Hugo, Desnoyers, etc., and lithographs in black and white. and 530 black and colored off-text lithographs by the greatest artists of the time: Henri Monnier, Devéria, Numa, Victor Adam, Grandville, Raffet, Paul Huet, Bellangé, and above all Honoré Daumier, who made a major contribution to the magazine: 91 lithographs (Loÿs Delteil, 40 to 130), some of which are among the master's masterpieces. A FULLY COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TEXT AND PLATES, it contains the two plates of the specimen issue by Granville (Restauration, in black) and H. Monnier (Un Inamovible, colored), the text supplements for nos. 30 and 55, the 2 plates by Philipon: Croquades prises à l'audience , the folded pink poster (no. 124): Théâtre des Folies politiques, no. 9 contains plate 19: Un Ami du Peuple by H. Monnier, which is missing from most copies, and we have all titles and tables in first printing, with the exception of volume 10, for which there are none. A PRECIOUS COPY AND IMPORTANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENT THAT BELONGED TO PHILIPON, BOUND BY HIM AT THE TIME AND GIVEN TO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS (ROSLJE), All proofs are unfolded and of the LUXURY ISSUE ON FIXED CHINESE OF INCOMPARABLE PRINTING QUALITY. A large number of plates in this copy, truly made for himself by the director of this famous publication, bear notes in his own hand, completing or giving the names of the characters portrayed. In addition, each volume contains, at the beginning in Philipon's hand and in ink on blank pages, an explanation of the plates, the prosecutions and convictions they may have provoked, and the motives behind the creation and demise of the publication. Carteret, in his "Trésor du bibliophile" (t.3) devotes three pages (124 to 126) to the notes accompanying this precious copy, adding: "que nous avons eu la sottise de ne pas conserver"! EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. The copy, with full margins, is perfectly preserved, despite unavoidable foxing to some pages; text pages uniformly foxed at the end of the publication, as always. A war machine against Louis-Philippe's regime that had to endure censorship throughout its existence. La Caricature ceased publication in August 1835, victim of a law re-establishing censorship, announced in the last issue. Ref: Vicaire T. II, col. 46 to 81; Delt eil 40 to 130.