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Histoire aussi intéressante qu'invraisemblable de l'intrépide Capitaine Castagnette neveu de l'homme à la tête de bois, par Manuel


Histoire du Capitaine Castagnette [cover]
Illustrated by: Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
Engraved by: Charles Maurand (French, 1824–1904)
Engraved by: Hélène Boetzel (French, 1841–1889)
Engraved by: O. Brux (French, 19th century)
Author: Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine (French, 1826–1893)
Publisher: Louis-Christophe-François Hachette (French, 1800–1864)
1862
Place of Publication: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with 42 wood engravings
Dimensions Overall: 31.2 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm (12 5/16 x 8 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of George Nixon Black
Accession Number29.1896
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: L. Hachette et Cie., 1862

Catalogue Raisonné Bibliothèque Nationale, Inventaire 19th cen., vol. 7, p. 32, no. 96
Description(Paris: L. Hachette et Cie., 1862) Quarto; [2 ff.] 78 pp. [1 f.]; original gilt-stamped publisher's illustrated blue cloth boards.

Humourous illustrations of a military figure.
ProvenanceDe Vries Ibarra & Co., Importers, Boston [label]; George Nixon Black, by whom bequeathed to MFA, March 1, 1929.