Collectif - Les français peints par eux-mêmes - 1840

A superb illustrated nine-volume set from this monumental publishing undertaking that embodies the encyclopedic and artistic ambition of nineteenth-century French culture -

This vast collective project brings together contributions from many writers, including Balzac, George Sand, Théophile Gautier, and Nerval, who sketch literary and social portraits of the various figures in French society, from the bourgeois to the peasant, from the civil servant to the artist, in a vivid and abundant fresco -

Curmer, an innovative publisher, conceived this work as a genuine national gallery, where literature and art combine to depict the manners, characters, and social types of nineteenth-century France -

This collection, rare and sought-after, embodies both a bibliophilic masterpiece and a major document of social and literary history -

Collectif - The French Painted by Themselves - 1840 - Volumes I to IX - L. Curmer -
380, 376, 352, 392, 376, 392, 396, 460 and 480 pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its tawny period half-morocco binding, marbled boards, signs of wear, several binding faults, worn heads and corners, edges gilded, spine smooth with ornate lettering and gilt volume numbers -

Good interior condition, foxing, volumes enriched with numerous plates hors-texte including color geographic maps on double pages -

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