Wilhelm Wartmann; Harry C. Schnur [trans.] — Honore Daumier

London, Nicholson & Watson , 1946 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this profusely illustrated work on the nineteenth century French painter Honore Daumier, with 240 lithographs. The first UK edition.In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Illustrated with 240 lithographs, selected and introduced by Wilhelm Wartmann, translated by Harry C. Schnur.A work on Honore-Victorin Daumier, a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.He earned a living producing caricatures and cartoons in newspapers and periodicals such as La Caricature and Le Charivari, for which he became well known in his lifetime and is still remembered today. In publisher's quarter cloth. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Slight sunning to boards, with the odd mark. Ink inscription to front free endpaper, with light spotting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very light age toning to edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .