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GRANDVILLE J.J. -- [Pierre Jules HETZEL] "P.J. STAHL" and others. Scènes de la Vie privée et publique des Animaux. Paris: J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1842. 99 original parts only (of 100): volume I in parts 1-49, volume II in parts 50-99, part 100 a prospectus enclosing the "1re Livraison" of the Voyage où il vous plaira illustrated by Johannot. 8° in 4s (text: 274 x 190mm; plates: 281 x 200mm). Half-titles. Engraved frontispiece to each volume and 199 plates by Brévière, wood-engraved illustrations, all after Grandville. Unbound as issued in original orange or yellow wrappers and uncut, with single-leaf prospectuses and other inserts. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS. Lacking part 50 which falls between the end of volume I and the start of volume II, and is presumably a prospectus. cf. Carteret III, 552-559; Ray French 194. -- Jean Pierre CLARIS DE FLORIAN. Fables, edited by P. J. Hetzel. Paris: J.-J. Dubochet, 1842. 8° in 4s (230 x 150mm). Half-title. Frontispiece and 79 wood-engraved plates, illustrations, all after Grandville. Full blue morocco gilt by Chambolle-Duru. Bookplates of Albert Pascal and Ch. Bouret. Vicaire III, 745 -- Jean de LA FONTAINE. Fables. Paris: Garnier Frères, 1864. 8° in 4s (268 x 170mm.). Half-title. Engraved frontispiece, wood-engraved title vignette and half-page illustrations after Grandville. (Occasional light spotting.) Contemporary green cloth backed in matching green morocco gilt, g.e. cf. Carteret III, 357-358; Ray French 191. With Le Diable à Paris et Les Parisiens à la plume at au crayon par Gavarni -- Grandville (Paris: J. Hetzel, 1868, 4 volumes in 2, 4°), Louis Reybaud's Jérome Paturot (Paris: J.-J. Dubochet, 1846, 8°) and one other work illustrated by Grandville. The lot sold not subject to return. (105)