Collectif Lot n° 84

[COLLECTIVE] The Devil in Paris Paris, Hetzel, 1845-46, 2 vols. Large in-8°. Vintage red half-chagrin with corners. Spine with 4 nerves decorated with gilded fillets and decorations. Double gilt fillet on the covers. T. gilt. First edition of the 212 woodcuts drawn by Gavarni, except the last 4 which are by Bertall, and of the qqes 800 woodcuts in the text. Text by Georges Sand, Gautier, Balzac, Musset, Soulié, Gozlan, etc. A very fine copy of the first printing, very wide margins and without any foxing in a pleasant well preserved contemporary binding.