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GRANDVILLE (J. J.) and OLD NICK. SMALL MISERIES...

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GRANDVILLE (J. J.) and OLD NICK. SMALL MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. Paris, Fournier, 1843. In-8 ivy green half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated with gilt rocaille (period binding). Some spotting, scattered freckles. ORIGINAL EDITION and first printing of the woodcuts after Grandville. 2 frontispieces, 48 off-text PLATES and nearly 200 vignettes in the text. ¶ Carteret, III, 472: "Charming illustration, one of Grandville's most witty".