Lot n° 417
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JOHANNOT. JANIN (Jules). The dead donkey. Paris, Bourdin, 18 - Lot 417
JOHANNOT. JANIN (Jules). The dead donkey. Paris, Bourdin, 1842. Large in-8, period binding half morocco with long bronze-green corners, spine with 4 nerves, gilt filets, author, title and date gilt (spine uniformly faded brown, corners and upper spine rubbed; paper support of the plates browned, the illustration spared).
First edition illustrated with a steel-engraved portrait of Jules Janin by Revel, 12 plates and numerous vignettes, all wood-engraved after drawings by Tony Johannot. (Vicaire IV, 520-521).
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- JOHANNOT. CERVANTÈS (Miguel de). The ingenious hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha translated and annotated by Louis Viardot. Paris, Dubochet, Libr. Paulin, 1836-1837. Two large volumes in-8, old pink half calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt and cold filets, gilt title and tomaison, gilt roulette at head and tail (spine uniformly faded, corners rubbed, paper yellowed; the pl. of t.1 replaced by one from another work).
Edition illustrated with numerous woodcut vignettes in the text and two plates after drawings by Tony Johannot, as well as two frontispieces. (Vicaire II, 155-156).
- JOHANNOT. GOETHE. Werther New translation, preceded by Considerations on Werther by Pierre Leroux. Accompanied by a preface by George Sand. Paris, Lecou, Hetzel, [1852]. In-4, half blue polished morocco with corners, spine with 5 nerves, decorated with small irons, author, title and place gilt, double gilt fillet on the boards, gilt head [Gruel] (foxing).
Edition illustrated with 10 etchings by Tony Johannot printed on China paper, including the frontispiece. Second edition of these illustrations. Vicaire indicates LIV introductory pages, probably in error, here there are only LIII without apparent lack and without discontinuity of signatures. (Vicaire III, 1011-1012).
- JOHANNOT. PELLICO (Silvio). My prisons. Followed by the Discourse on the duties of men. Translation by A. de Latour. With unpublished chapters Paris, Charpentier, 1843. In-4, black half-maroquin with corners, spine with 5 nerves, caissons bordered by 4 fillets with angular fleurons, all in cold, author and title gilt, coat of arms gilt at the end, head gilt [Ottmann-Duplanil] (corners rubbed; russ. to the title and last ff., otherwise very scarce sporadics).
Edition illustrated with numerous woodcuts after drawings by Tony Johannot, including a frontispiece and 24 plates.
First edition. (Vicaire VI, 514-515).
Provenance: unidentified arms with 6 staves.
- JOHANNOT. REYBAUD (Louis). Jérôme Paturot in search of the best of the republics. Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1849. In-4, [2] f., 580 p., [1] f. (without the notice to the binder), green cloth boards, gilt decoration on spine and boards [plate by Haraus], gilt edges (rubbed).
First edition of Tony Johannot's compositions, a frontispiece and 29 plates and 200 vignettes in the text, all woodcut. The plates offer caricatured portraits of characters of the time, especially politicians.
(Carteret III, 516-517).
Provenance: ex-libris Félix Cavailler.
- JOHANNOT. MOLIÈRE. OEuvres précédées d'une Notice sur sa vie et ses ouvrages par M. Sainte-Beuve. Paris, Paulin, 1835-1836. Two large volumes in-8, half calf, spine with 4 nerves decorated with gilt roulettes and fillets and cold fleurons, author and tomaisons gilt on black background [Lesné] (rubbed headbands, sometimes sustained brown spots).
Edition illustrated with numerous woodcut vignettes in the text after drawings by Tony Johannot. First edition. Copy bound with all its margins. (Vicar V, 919-921).
- JOHANNOT, JACQUE. STERNE (Laurence). Voyage sentimental. New translation preceded by an essay on the life and works of Sterne by M. J. Janin. Paris, Bourdin, [1841]. Large in-8, half morocco with midnight blue corners, spine with 5 nerves, author and title gilt, caissons bordered with a triple gilt fillet, gilt fillet on the boards, gilt head [V. Krafft] (some moderate browning, russeting on the plates).
Edition illustrated with woodcuts after drawings by Tony Johannot and Jacque, including a frontispiece and 11 hors-texte.
(Vicaire VII, 664-665).
Total of 9 volumes.
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