[Rarebooks] FS: Les Guepes [The Wasp] - 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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