GAVARNI (Paul): Œuvres nouvelles, Masques et visages. Masque - Lot 175

GAVARNI (Paul): Œuvres nouvelles, Masques et visages. Masques et Visages, Paris: Calmann-Lévy, [late 19th century]. -13 folio albums, stapled, comprising 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 on the cover the artist's name, a woodcut, the title "Œuvres nouvelles", and a cartouche where 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 from 11 to 20. Histoire d'en dire deux": 10 plates numbered from 1 to 10. Les Lorettes vieillies": 10 plates numbered from 1 to 10. Les Lorettes vieillies": 10 plates numbered from 11 to 20. - Les Maris me font toujours rire": 10 numbered plates from 21 to 30. - "Messieurs du feuilleton": 9 numbered plates from 1 to 9 (complete). - "Les Parens (sic) terribles": 10 numbered plates from 1 to 10. - "Les Partageuses": 10 numbered plates from 11 to 20. - "Les Partageuses": 10 numbered plates from 21 to 40. - Les Partageuses": 10 plates numbered from 21 to 30 - "Piano": 10 plates numbered from 1 to 10 - "Les Propos de Thomas Vireloque": 10 plates numbered from 11 to 20. 129 lithographs in all. Most of the covers are damaged, with tears and missing parts, and some are loose. The lithographs are perfectly preserved.