[GRANDVILLE]. Flowers animated by J.-J. Grandville. Introductions by Alph. Karr. Text By Taxile Delord. First [-Second] part. Paris : Gabriel de Gonet, 1847. - 2 parts in one volume in-8, half lemon morocco with corners, gilt filets, spine with gilt and mosaic motifs, gilt edges (Pagnant). First edition of this famous collection of tales inspired by flowers and composed by Alphonse Karr, Taxile Delord and Louis-François Raban, the latter presented under the pseudonym of Count Fœlix. It is undoubtedly one of the most original and attractive books illustrated by Grandville. It is decorated with two woodcut frontispieces in colors by Porret and Quichon, and 50 plates in colors engraved on steel by Geoffroy. The majority of the illustrations represent human beings disguised as flowers, sometimes accompanied by animals whose manner is human. One finds at the end of the second part the "Botanique et horticulture des dames" by Fœlix, with an introduction by Alphonse Karr, illustrated with two botanical plates in black. A first edition copy, in second state, recognizable in particular by the mention " Fin de la première partie " at the bottom of page 262. A very nice copy bound by Pagnant. Rubbing to the headpieces and corners. Spine and edges of boards browned. Stains on pages 200 and 201, as well as on the plate which is between these pages, representing the Hemlock.