Oblong small 4to (206 x 270 mm). Thirty-six hand-coloured plates of 40 by Monnier Henry and lithographed by Senefelder. Original paper boards, title printed on upper board, later morocco spine, some light browning to one plate and with some marginal repairs, but overall a very good copy of this rare French caricature book. "Between 1825 and 1827, Monnier passed much of his time in London where he collaborated with Lami in what was to become the 'Voyage en Angleterre.' On his return to Paris, he embarked on a series of albums in which he recorded the manners and humours of the city with unprecedented profusion". (Ray) Coloured plates in order: 1. L'ami de la Maison. 2. Finishing one's education. 3. Scene at a public office. 4. Delicious sympathy at a melodrama. 5. The Inconvenience of a long story. 6. A slight mistake. 7. [Male] Inhabitants: (1) Of the Chaussee d'Antin. (2) The Marais. (3) The Suburbs. 8. [Female] Inhabitants: (1) Of the Chaussee d'Antin. (2) The Marais. (3) The Suburbs. 9. Wisdom's stumbling block. 10. Ostentation. 11. Ups and Downs. 12. An intellectual union. 13. Delassement d'un Coeur sensible. 14. A fashionable Youth. 15. Saving of coach hire. 16. Deviation from a straight path. 17. Cannot feed all one's cousins. 18. Gone out schoping, Sir. 19. The extreme bon ton. 20. May the Devil fly away with intimate friends whom we do not know. 21. Solicitation. 22. Two strings to one's bow. [Female] 23. Two strings to one's bow. [Male] 24. The Contrasts. 25. The charming neighbour. 26. Happiness in Store. 27. The Grand-papa. 28. Le Bon Gendarme. 29. A Benefactor. 30. Gown maker's workroom. 31. The Grisettes. 32. The Charms of Country Dancing. 33. Every age has its pleasures. 34. The Pantry. 35. Quid Nunc's. 36. Good Evening.