Law and Justice by Daumier - 1959

New York: Tudor, 1959. Oversized 130pp including list of plates A beautiful art book with history of Daumier and wonderful plates all having to do with the law, lawyers, courts Because of the size of this book-DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY and only regular mailing is available. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. As New.

Tudor Publishing Company, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair . Some pieces missing to dustjacket, with some tears and edgewear; else in Fair to Good condition. Now in clear protective sleeve. Les Gens de Justice is a collection of caricatures that are a scathing satire about judges, defendants, attorneys and corrupt greedy lawyers that Honore Daumier started publishing in the mid-1840s. With a preface by Julien Cain. Honore Daumier was a French painter, sculptor and printmaker whose works offered commentary on the social and political life of France. Much of his work was caricatures and cartoons that satirized political figures and were published in newspapers and periodicals.

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Gilt lettering on brown cloth covered boards in a pictorial dust jacket. 12-1/2" x 10" (Folio size), 130 pages. Text under the 47 full page Daumier drawings is in French. The spine ends of the dust jacket are torn and the edges are chipped. The top edge of the book's spine is faded where the DJ was torn. The book is otherwise in nearly perfect condition.

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1959 Large quarto. Illustrated with 47 full page plates reproduced from the original lithographs. Introduction by Julien Cain. Reddish black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. A very fine copy with worn and chipped pictorial dust jacket. .