Russia
STEPANOV, N[ikolay] A[leksandrovich].
Karrikaturnye risynki [Caricatural drawings].
A. Beggrov, Skt. Peterburg, 1860. 20 parts in 2 volumes 8vo (ca. 23 x 16 cm). 112 lithograph plates by Stepanov; occasional spotting, part 5 with waterstain. Modern marbled boards, original lithographed upper and lower wrappers bound in, spines with label lettered in gilt; a few wrappers laid down; occasional stamp or label of Russian bookshops on wrappers.
FINE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF STEPANOV'S ALBUMS OF CARICATURES, UNCUT WITH ALL ORIGINAL WRAPPERS BOUND IN. The celebrated Russian caricaturist Stepanov (1807-77) developped a style and approached subjects very close to those of Daumier, his exact contemporary. Here in their second edition, the present lithographed caricatures mainly cover social themes; they include:: - Dachi [Dachas] - 12 plates in 2 parts - Literatory [Literati] - 10 plates in 2 parts - S natury [From Nature] - 24 plates in 4 parts - Byurokratiya [Bureaucracy] - 15 plates in 3 parts - Khudozhniki i artisty [Painters and Artists] - 7 plates - Mody [Fashions] - 12 plates in 2 parts - Deti [Children] - 4 plates - S. Peterburgskie tipy [St. Peterburg's types] - 10 plates in 2 parts - Promyshlenniki [Industrials] - 18 plates in 3 parts.
Price: £ 1800
US Dollar Price: $ 2610
Stock Number: 72873