Vie Privée et Publique Des Animaux / The Private and Public Life of the Animals, Illustrated By J.J. Grandville; Paris, 1867 sub-Curios Animal carved walking sticks are

Animal carved walking sticks are immensely popular

the original plate with heavy foxing

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The condition of the blocks varies with different amounts of uses and thus the patination and ink residues vary but all are in good solid operable order

Vie Privée et Publique Des Animaux / The Private and Public Life of the Animals, Illustrated By J.J. Grandville; Paris, 1867 sub-Curios Animal carved walking sticks areOrigin: French Period: Mid 19th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1867 Height: 11 inches Width: 7 inches 636 pages The rare edition of this major work, profusely illustrated by Grandville is a superb collection of short stories written by popular French writers of the time. The stories have animals as their main characters and are mostly satirical. Condition is very good with a very good leather binding, hinges fine, overall slightly worn and