Comic albums and satirical sketches of Paris, 1858-1867

Description

Collection of 19 albums by CHAM featuring humorous and satirical illustrations of Parisian life. Titles include L'arithmétique, Les courses, Souvenirs comiques de l'an 1858, Courrier de Paris, Cocasseries du jour, Miroir du collégien, Miroir du Colicot, Qui veut rire?, Nouvelles charges parisiennes, Croquis contemporains, En Pologne, Le carnaval à Paris, Album à aiguilles, Le salon de 1866, La comédie de l'exposition, L'exposition Charivarisée, 1867 sur la sellette, Chassepotiana, and Pantins du jour Paris. Publishers: Maison Martinet & Arnauld de Vresse. Octavo format. Half-leather binding with wear to headbands and bumped corners. Approximately 300 pages, unpaginated. Interior in good condition.