BÉRANGER (Pierre-Jean de). Chansons. Paris : Les Marchands de nouveautés, 1821. - 2 volumes in one in-18, 148 x 93: 64 pp. 69-138, pp. 143-242; 248 pp. Red chagrin, wide cold fillet on the boards, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt head, untrimmed (contemporary binding). Rare second edition of Béranger's songs, largely original. Divided into two parts, the first contains the Preface of 1816, the songs of the first original part minus 5 of them, and increased by a postscript as well as 3 new songs (Requête des chiens de qualité, Les Parques and Traité de politique). The second part is original, comprising 81 songs. This edition was prosecuted and 9 songs were condemned. Béranger alone was responsible for the printing and sale. PRECIOUS PROOF EXAMPLE including numerous autograph corrections by the author as well as notes and signatures of typographers such as Pannetier, Servant, Bonhomme, Labadi, etc. One also finds several times the author's initials and signature, sometimes accompanied by the mention "Bon à tirer". The preface is again printed without the postscript. In the second part there are also dates in ink: 13 September 1821 page 39, 20 September page 73, 21 page 75, 22 page 111, 26 pages 109 and 145, 27 pages 147 and 183, and 28 page 181. The edition is registered in the Bibliographie de la France on October 26, 1821. copy enriched with a portrait of the author drawn and engraved by Gervais . Missing pages 65 to 68 in the first part, replaced by two blank leaves at the time of binding, as well as pages 139 to 142. A few rare notes have been cut by the binder. Provenance: M. Durand, doctor in Chartres, with ex-libris.