[Rarebooks] FS: Les Guepes - January 1841 French Satirical Magazine

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Les Guepes - January 1841. French Satirical Magazine.

Les Guepes (The Wasp) was published by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr 
between 1839 and 1876. Karr [1808–1890)] “was a French critic, 
journalist, and novelist. In 1839 [he] became editor of Le Figaro, to 
which he had been a constant contributor; and he also started a monthly 
journal, Les Guepes, of a keenly satirical tone, a publication which 
brought him the reputation of a somewhat bitter wit. His epigrams are 
frequently quoted, for example "plus ca change, plus c'est la meme 
chose" — "the more it changes, the more it's the same thing", usually 
translated as "the more things change, the more they stay the same," 
(Les Guêpes, January 1849). On the proposal to abolish capital 
punishment, "je veux bien que messieurs les assassins commencent" — "let 
the gentlemen who do the murders take the first step" [Wikipedia].

Early copies are uncommon in the marketplace.

Paper covers. 3.75”x5.5”, 96 pages, line illustrations of wasps repeated 
throughout. Covers with light soil and minor wear, rear cover with 
corner missing. Spine paper partially perished and split, the front and 
back of the text block being held together by a single binding thread. 
Page 17/18 apparently excised by censors and replaced by a page that 
states “page salie par le gouvernement”. [46499] $85

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