[Review]. La Caricature. January 3, 1880-December 31, 1904. - Lot 271

[Review]. La Caricature. January 3, 1880-December 31, 1904. N° 1-1305 [years 1880, 1882, 1885-1888, 1891,1893, 1895, 1896, 1898-1904], in 17 vol. in-4°. Green half-chagrin with corners, richly decorated spine with 5 false-nerves, green morocco t.p., gilt "A. J." gilt at foot, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt head (1880-1991), pink half-percaline (1893-1898) and green half-basane (1899-1904), long spine, gilt title and year (Period binding). Humorous and satirical weekly magazine, 4 pages, 1st cover illustrated in color. The years 1880, 1885 to 1887, 1891, 1896, 1899 to 1904 are complete in 12 vols. Volumes contain nos. 1-52 [with 2 folding supplements and 2 pages and table of engravings]; 114-156; 262-313 [with 7 folding supplements (tear without missing fold of 1st sup.)]; 314-365 [with folding supplement (damaged but not missing)]; 366-418 [with 6 folding supplements (tear without missing sup.)]; 421- 470 [with the double-page supplement]; 575-626 [with the exceptional December issue, bound at the top with its cover preserved and the double-page supplement]; 687-731; 784-835; 836-887; 951-954, 963-977; 993-1044; 1045-1096; 1097-1148; 1149-1200; 1201-1252;1253 Year 1882, interior incomplete with numerous accidents and missing parts, block partly detached from binding; nos. preceding 114 have been removed, as well as those preceding no. 421, then 687, as well as 951 and following 977 [year 1898], 128: 1st cover detached; 129, 132 and 716: small corner tear missing, 138: last f. lacking, 156: 1/3 missing from bottom of 1st cover, some foxing and slight defects, 1886 lacks upper flyleaf. Traces of damp.