ISABEY (Jean-Baptiste). Caricatures. P., Motte, 1818. In-4 o - Lot 101

ISABEY (Jean-Baptiste). Caricatures. P., Motte, 1818. In-4 oblong, green perc., title in full on spine and on piece in center of 1st board, untrimmed, covers cons. SUITE COMPLETE of a cover serving as title, printed on pink paper and 12 original lithographs printed on tint and colored at the time, executed by a painter in the early days of lithography (IFF,1). An important collection, most curious and rare, "sometimes sloppy, but beautifully drawn, and which gives us a summary of the subjects favored by caricaturists under the Restoration" (Beraldi); particularly interesting for the costumes of the period. A perfectly fresh copy, to which a l.a.s. has been added. (one page in-8) by J.-B. Isabey, concerning two historical prints. Provenance : - Collection Maroni (stamp).