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Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 484. A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers, untrimmed edges. Some rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends, light fading to spine. Light toning to interior, vivid illustrations. $450. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 484. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books. Seller Inventory # 71645
Title: Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes, ...
Publication Date: 1925
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 484
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., ABAA ILAB, Clark, NJ, U.S.A.
Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 753 (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 753. A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers, untrimmed edges. A few light scratches to wrappers, moderate rubbing to extremities, light fading to spine, spine lettering neatly re-drawn in ink. Light toning to interior, faint soiling to fore-edges in a few places, vivid illustrations. $450. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 753. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books. Seller Inventory # 79085
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Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 376 (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. No. 376. A Witty (And Very French) View of Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers with protective tissue-paper wrapper, untrimmed edges. Binding slightly cocked, some rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends, creases and a few small cracks to spine. Light toning to text, vivid illustrations, internally clean. $750. * From an edition limited to 900 copies, this number 376. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books. Seller Inventory # 71412
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Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925] Illustrated throughout (illustrator). Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925] Illustrated throughout. Hemard's Witty View of French Family Law Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher's wrappers bound into signed three-quarter red morocco over gold-speckled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges, patterned endpapers. Corners lightly bumped, light soiling to fore-edges of a few leaves. A notably well-preserved copy in a very handsome binding. $1,500. * From an edition limited to 800 copies, this number 413. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books. Seller Inventory # 74737
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Paris, 1925. In an Extraordinary binding! (illustrator). Paris, 1925. In an Extraordinary binding! Hemard's View of Family Law, This Copy in an Extraordinary Binding Hemard, Joseph [1880-1961], Illustrator. Code Civil: Livre Premier, Des Personnes: Titres V. Du Mariage. VI. Du Divorce. VII. De la Paternite. VIII. De l'Adoption. IX. De la Puissance Paternelle. X. De la Minorite. XI. De la Majorite. Paris: Rene Kieffer, [1925]. [vi], 126, [4] pp. Pochoir color text illustrations. Quarto (8" x 6-1/2"). Original publisher stiff wrappers bound into a stunning red and grey checkerboard calf binding, front board features a large gilt vignette depicting a nude women dangling from the scales of justice below an elaborate laurel band, the rear a gilt crutch upon a laurel wreath, raised bands, gilt ornaments, depicting mirrors surrounded by laurel, and gilt title to spine, patterned endpapers, top-edge gilt, deckle fore and bottom edges, spine from wrappers tipped-in to rear endleaves. Light rubbing to extremities, small bookseller ticket (Rene Kieffer, Reliures d'Art) to verso of front free endpaper. Very light toning to text, somewhat heavier along fore-edges, vivid illustrations, internally clean. A remarkably well preserved and desirable copy. $1,950. * From an edition limited to 800 copies, this is number 343. Hemard presents the official text of the sections of the French Civil Code dealing with family law with witty, and often mildly erotic, color pochoir illustrations. Hemard applied this treatment to two other legal works Code Penal (1940) and Code General des Impots Directs et Taxes Assimilees (1944). Hemard, a prolific artist, illustrator, designer and author, is best-known for his humorously illustrated editions of serious non-fiction books. Kieffer [1875-1965] was a leading Parisian art bookbinder and publisher. He was known for his elaborately bound editions of classic works with original illustrations and collaborated frequently with Hemard. Seller Inventory # 82102
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