GAVARNI (Paul). - Lot 303

GAVARNI (Paul). New works. Masques et visages. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, [late 19th century]. -13 folio albums, paperback. This set includes 13 of the 34 albums making up a major part of the "Masques et Visages" series, published by Calmann-Lévy in the late 19th century, between 1876 and 1895. All volumes are stapled and feature the artist's name, a woodcut, the title "œuvres nouvelles" on the cover, and a cartouche in which the title of the album sometimes appears in ink, accompanied by the address of the Calmann-Lévy publishing house. The set includes the following albums, each of which, with the exception of one, comprises 10 plates: - "Les Anglais chez eux": 10 plates numbered from 1 to 10. - Les Anglais chez eux": 10 plates numbered 11 to 20. - Histoire d'en dire deux": 10 plates numbered 1 to 10. - "Les Lorettes vieillies": 10 plates numbered 1 to 10. - "Les Lorettes vieillies": 10 plates numbered 11 to 20. - Les Maris me font toujours rire": 10 plates numbered 21 to 30. - "Messieurs du feuilleton": 9 plates numbered 1 to 9 (complete). - "Les Parens (sic) terribles": 10 plates numbered 1 to 10. - "Les Partageuses": 10 plates numbered 11 to 20. - "Les Partageuses": 10 plates numbered 21 to 40. - Les Partageuses": 10 numbered plates from 21 to 30. - Piano": 10 plates numbered 1 to 10. - Les Propos de Thomas Vireloque": 10 plates numbered 11 to 20. A total of 129 lithographs. Most of the covers are damaged, with tears and missing parts, and some are loose. The lithographs are perfectly preserved.