Gavarni, Paul [i.e., Chevalier, Sulpice Guillaume] (1804-66). Gavarni, Paul [i.e., Chevalier, Sulpice Guillaume] (1804-66). Études de moeurs contemporaines. Paris: J. Hetzel, 1845-48. 4 vols, 8vo. Frontispiece and 320 plates after illustrations by Gavarni. Each volume divided into several parts, each with its own part-title. Original publisher's gilt cloth bindings. In fine condition. First Edition in Book Form. Chevalier, who took Gavarni as a nom-de-plume, was an extremely popular French illustrator and caricaturist whose drawings lampooned the most striking characteristics, foibles and vices of 19th-century France's social classes. Each volume in the Oeuvres choisis is divided into several parts, as follows: Vol. I: Les enfants terribles; Traductions en langue vulgaire; Les lorettes; Les actrices Vol. II: Fourberies de femmes en matière de sentiment; Clichy; Paris le soir Vol. III: Le carnaval à Paris; Paris le matin; Les étudiants de Paris Vol. IV: La vie de jeune homme; Les débardeurs. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing