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Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1845. The Academy of Modern Dance" Forty-Four Highly Amusing, Hand Colored Vignettes Depicting Parisian Dances [QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles-Marie de Sarcus, illustrator]. Le Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne. Charges Parisiennes. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie, [1845]. Folio (13 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches; 337 x 248 mm.). [1, advertisement], [1, blank], 16 pp Aubert et Cie. catalog bound in at end. Twelve superb hand-colored lithographed plates, containing forty-four humorous captioned vignettes depicting 'The Academy of Modern Dance.' Plates heightened with gum arabic. The plates are all titled: "Conservatoire de Danse Moderne" and are numbered from 1 - 12. Each of the forty-four hand-colored vignettes is captioned. Publisher's yellow pictorial boards, corners a little rounded otherwise very fine. Chemised in a brown buckram portfolio within a matching brown buckram slipcase with a facsimile of the original cover pasted on front panel. "The artist, under the pseudonym… Read More

Paris: Chez Aubert & Comp.ie, 1850. The French Bourgeoisie as Depicted by Quillenbois QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles Marie de Sarcus. Plaisirs et Occupations de la vie de Chateau par Karl (Quillambois.). Paris: Chez Aubert & Comp.ie, [1850]. Folio (12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 323 x 242 mm.). Pictorial lithograph title-page (with three images) and twelve fine lithograph plates with sixty-nine images, all mounted on stubs. Late nineteenth century three-quarter olive green morocco over blue marbled boards, ruled in gilt. Smooth spine paneled and lettered in gilt, matching blue marbled endpapers. Expert repairs to top and bottom of spine. Publisher's pictorial lithographed front wrapper (same image as title-page) bound in at front. Some minor marginal foxing, otherwise a near fine copy. OCLC locates just two copies in libraries and institutions worldwide: Bibliotheque de l'Institute de France; National Library of Israel. Charles-Marie de Sarcus, a.k.a. Quillenbois, (1821-1867) was born in Dijon and… Read More