FRENCH (The) painted by themselves. Moral encyclopedia of the nineteenth century. [And] The Prism. Paris, L. Curmer, 1841-1842. 9 volumes large in-8, illustrated after Daumier, Daubigny, Gavarni, Grandville, T. Johannot, Bellangé and others, including more than 400 black figures illustrating Parisian and provincial types and nearly 1500 woodcuts in the text. Le Prisme decorated only with vignettes in the text, by the same artists. Texts by Balzac, Janin, Karr, Méry, Soulié, Petrus Borel, Monnier, Nodier, Gautier. Well complete with the 3 volumes of Province and the rare 9th volume "Le Prisme". Bound in half-brown calf, spine with 5 nerves. (binding rubbed, spine faded, slight foxing and spotting, damage to a nerve)