1837 Keepsake: Paris-Londres with rare illustrations

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Paris-Londres. Keepsake français 1837. Unpublished short stories illustrated by twenty-six engravings made in London by leading artists. Published by Delloye, Desmé et Cie, Paris, 1837. Large octavo (4)-216 pages, 26 plates, half-leather binding with worn headcaps, marbled edges, 5 loose leaves, occasional very light foxing. Texts by Émile Chautemps, Chateaubriand, the bibliophile Jacob, Alphonse Karr, Vigny, Aurore Dupin (George Sand) etc., featuring a title-frontispiece and 25 full-page illustrations engraved by Robinson, Thomson, Goodyear, Brandard, Bacon, Edwards etc. after Aubry, Chalon, Cooper, Vickers, Sharpe, Cattermole, Stanfield, Herbert. Charming copy.