
Histoire d’Albert par Simon de Nantua.
[Töpffer, Rodolphe (1799-1846)].
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Genève, chez Schmidt, 1845. Oblong 8:o. (1), 40, (1) pp. Blue cloth-backed boards (apx 1960s) with printed wrapper used as cover. Light foxing more or less throughout. From Einar Hansen’s book collection, with his number label ’30111’ on the inside back cover.
3 850 kr
Blondel p. 262 (cites a letter from Rodolphe Töpffer dated January 1845, in which he announces the publication of this album). According to WorldCat only recorded in 6 libraries worldwide. ‘The author set out to satirize rabid politicians and a certain political party he had always opposed’ (Blondel, p. 264). James Fazy has often been identified as the primary target of this satire. ‘This album of caricatures was created by Töpffer at the height of the Geneva unrest of 1844’. (Relave, p. 46, cited by Mirabaud).


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