{"product_id":"1867-les-fleurs-animees-grandville-brown-leather-2-volume-set","title":"1867 Les Fleurs Animées | Grandville Brown Leather 2-Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eLes Fleurs Animées (The Animated Flowers or the Flowers Personified). Illustrated by J. J. Grandville, and Plate Retouching by Maxime Maubert. Garnier Frères\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Paris, France. Published 1867.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-volume set bound in half brown leather, with four raised bands along each spine, gold gilt lettering and floral details on the spines, charming light blue and burgundy marbled boards, blue marbled endpapers, two illustrated frontispieces, fifty hand-colored plates (overview photo for each volume included in photos), and two black-and-white botanical index plates. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLes Fleurs Animées is widely regarded as Grandville's crowning achievement; he's a legendary French caricaturist and illustrator known for his fantastical, surreal mashups of humans, animals, and objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific Garnier pressing is sought after because the original 1847 steel plates were retouched by the natural history painter Maxime Maubert. The coloring is sharper and deeper than earlier printings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrations in these volumes were carefully retouched for engraving and coloring by Maubert, a respected natural history painter from the famous Jardin des Plantes botanical garden in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe literary framework was written by a trio of French writers,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAlphonse Karr\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eTaxile Delord\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eComte Félix\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've included photos of some illustrations from both volumes; please let me know if there are any you would like to see that aren't posted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e185 mm W x 275 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: Some marks to leather, some wear to hinges, rubbing to spine bands, edges of spine, and corners; some foxing throughout with heavier foxing from pages 289-303; colored plates are vibrant and mostly clean. Small 13 mm tear on the edge of page 4 (not a colored plate). Good to very good condition for its age. 339 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 - Some marks to leather, some wear to hinges, rubbing to spine bands, edges of spine, and corners; some foxing throughout with heavier foxing from pages 161-176 and pages 193-208; colored plates are vibrant and mostly clean. Small tear on the lower edge of pages 126, 148, and the upper corner of page 158 (not colored plates). Good to very good condition for its age. 324 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions or to request additional photographs. \u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62585759465859,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3c078065-9711-43db-81a8-03a30c3bf268.jpg?v=1788976100","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/fr\/products\/1867-les-fleurs-animees-grandville-brown-leather-2-volume-set","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}