Our catalogue 83 presents an an absolutely unique, world-class collection of illustrated French books of the Romantic period. It includes all important French illustrated books between, roughly, 1825 and 1875, with 1668 original drawings and watercolors by the period’s most important and influential illustrative artists, including J.J. Grandville, Gustave Doré, Paul Gavarni, Honoré Daumier, Jean Gigoux, Tony Johannot, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, Auguste Raffet, Édouard Wattier, and many more. The collection features 600 lots, including an unprecedented 111 copies on China paper, 85 illuminated or hand-coloured specimens, several unique copies on vellum, hundreds of signed bindings by the masters of the craft between 1830-1930, as well as a sheer abundance of other marvels, such as the painted printing blocks of Johannot and Doré.
The collection is offered for sale en bloc.
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