Le Progres de Seduction

WATTIER, �mile-Charles; VILLAIN, Jean-Francois; ENGELMANN, Godefroy

Published by Paris: [Engelmann], 1833

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With Fifteen Charming Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [WATTIER, �mile-Charles]. Le Progres de Seduction. En Quinze Planches. � Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches; 350 x 257 mm.). Wrapper title. Fifteen hand-colored lithographed plates by Villain (the first nine) and G. Engelmann (the last six) after Wattier. All plates mounted on stubs. Plates watermarked "J. Whatman / 1824 & 1825" Late nineteenth century maroon morocco over marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Original printed wrappers bound in. Wrappers a little dust-soiled otherwise a fine copy, the hand-colored plates bright and fresh. The fifteen plates by �mile Wattier depict a young girl meeting and falling in love with a handsome young man, her liaison with him, and subsequent pregnancy, her receiving a letter saying that he has gone away, and finally her arranged marriage to a much older man. Wattier s lithographs are very seldom seen. We locate no other copies with this title, but the suite is listed in Paul Dreyfus-Bing's Index Bibliographique (an index of auction records) for 1894-1895 (Vol. 3: 1216, price 35fr.) This book was originally issued in 1824 under a different title: Un An de la vie d une jeune fille, roman historique en XVII chapitres, �crits par son confident et lithographi�s par M. Wattier. Paris: Chez G. Engelmann [et] Gihaut, 1824. The two additional plates were "Chap: XVI. On la marie," and "Chap: XVII. Je suis�heureux, C est sur!" �mile-Charles Wattier (1800-1868) was a French painter, illustrator, engraver and lithographer. He was the younger brother of artist �douard Wattier (1793-1871). The plates: Chap. I. Mais, voyez donc comme il me suit?� Chap. II. Vous �tes bien hardi! Chap. III. Serez-vous inexorable? Chap. IV. Comme il dit bien! Chap. V. Que lui r�pondre? Chap. VI. Il est charmant! Chap VII. Il m attendait! Chap. VIII. Ah! si maman me voyait� Chap. IX. Cher ami!! Chap: X. Helas. Chap: XI. Il ne vient points? Chap: XII. Il est parti!� Chap: XIII. Vains regrets. Chap. XIV: Elle y entre. Chap: XV. Elle en sort. Lipperheide 3695 (citing the 1824 edition Un An de la vie d une jeune fille); Rahir, p. 364. Seller Inventory # 05967

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Title: Le Progres de Seduction

Publisher: Paris: [Engelmann], 1833

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