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First edition, one of 1200 numbered copies on white laid paper.
Cover illustrated by Mario Prassinos.
A tiny insignificant lack at head of spine.

First collected edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon, the only large paper copies.
With drawings by Alfred Jarry.
Two pale dampstains to head of spine.
A copy with good margins.

Second edition, revised and corrected, translated by Dureau de Lamalle.
Full speckled blonde calf binding, smooth spine decorated with armorial devices, gilt fillets and roulettes, red shagreen title-label, very fine blind-stamped fillet framing the boards, light scratch on second board, one corner slightly bumped, blue marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt roulette on edges, all edges speckled brown.
A few leaves browned, not serious.
Bookplate pasted on front pastedown.
Good copy.

First edition illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece by Maurin and reproduced as a lithograph by Noël.
Half brown calf binding, spine with four raised bands uniformly faded and decorated with gilt fillets and roulettes, cold-stamped tools, headcaps and joints lightly rubbed, double gilt fillets framing the boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges. Binding signed by Perreau.
Some foxing.
Copy complete with the facsimile of Camille Jordan's handwriting, in a contemporary binding signed by Perreau.

New edition.
Full blonde calf binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt cathedral-style motifs and gilt fleurons, gilt fillets on the raised bands and framing the compartments, gilt roulettes at head and foot, fine gilt hatching on the headcaps, dentelle stamped blind framing the boards, gilt roulette framing the pastedowns, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, gilt fillet on the edges, marbled fore edges. Contemporary binding signed Bibolet.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, drawn by Desenne and engraved by Roger.
Some foxing, otherwise good copy in signed contemporary binding.

Original color print, printed on vergé paper, signed in the plate.

An original print used to illustrate the Gazette du bon ton, one of the most attractive and influential 20th century fashion magazines, featuring the talents of French artists and other contributors from the burgeoning Art Deco movement.

A celebrated fashion magazine established in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton appeared until 1925, with a hiatus from 1915 to 1920 due to the war (the editor-in-chief having been called up for service). It consisted of 69 issues printed in only 2,000 copies each and notably illustrated with 573 color plates and 148 sketches of the models of the great...

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Rare autograph signed François Marcantoni her friend Anne Patrick.
Iconography.
Small traces of marginal folds without gravity on the flat and over.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in full brown grained sheep, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy complete with its glassine wrapper and slipcase.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its slipcase, dust jacket and cellophane wrapper.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket, cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy complete with dust jacket and cellophane wrapper.

First edition.
Rich iconography.
Publisher's full grained brown sheep binding, orange top edge, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets.
Fine copy complete with its dust jacket, glassine wrapper and slipcase.

Edition of wich no leading copies exists.
Signed autograph Germaine Tillion Jean Charbonnel: "... the Algeria of" grandfather ... "with his wishes for 2000.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vergé Ingres de Lana, tirage de tête.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of the presentation copies.
A pleasant copy.
Signed and inscribed by Jorge Semprun to Professor Georges Blin.
Georges Blin, a specialist in the works of Baudelaire and Stendhal, was a leading literary critic and academic. Alongside Vladimir Jankélévitch and Jean Wahl, among others, he served on the Sorbonne jury before which Emmanuel Lévinas defended his doctoral thesis, Totalité et infini. Blin was also director of the Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet at the Universities of Paris (Sorbonne, 1961-1988), Professor of Modern French Literature at the Collège de France (1965-1988), and subsequently Honorary Professor at the Collège de...

First edition of the French translation, one of 25 numbered copies on Japon, tirage de tête with 15 vélin de Rives hors commerce.
A good copy with good margins.

New edition.
Half caramel long-grain morocco binding, spine with one raised band decorated with black romantic fleurons, hazelnut morocco title label, gilt fillet framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Printed bibliophile's stamp with crowned cipher as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
Handsome copy in a charming contemporary romantic binding.

New edition.
Half long-grain caramel morocco binding, spine with one raised band decorated with black romantic fleurons, hazelnut morocco title-label, gilt fillet framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one lower corner slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Printed bibliophile's stamp with crowned monogram serving as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
Copy handsomely bound in a charming contemporary romantic binding.

Belgian counterfeit edition published the same year as the original and unknown to Clouzot.
Half navy blue shagreen binding, spine with five fine raised bands decorated with black fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, corners very slightly bumped.
Handsome interior condition almost entirely free of foxing.

First Paris edition, revised by the author.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets, decorated with double black compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition.
Richly illustrated.
A very good copy retaining its slipcase, dustjacket and plastic wrappers.

First edition on ordinary paper, false statement of seventh edition.
Precious and beautiful autograph inscription signed by Abel Gance to Henri Béraud: "Il y a de si beaux mensonges que la vérité se tend vers eux comme une déesse altérée; vous en trouverez quelques uns dans ce livre, mon cher Béraud, vous que j'admire comme un des derniers vrais amoureux de la France..." ["There are such beautiful lies that truth reaches toward them like a thirsting goddess; you will find some of them in this book, my dear Béraud, you whom I admire as one of the last true lovers of France..."]
Spine sunned, worming to boards, a pen mark to front board, foxing to endpapers.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Work illustrated with an etching and 22 sketches by the author.
Spine very lightly sunned without gravity, light and partial shadows on the endpapers.
Handsome copy.

New edition printed on laid paper.
Half red morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands, date and place gilt at foot, small tear at foot of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding signed by Lancelin.
Fine bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown.
Handsome copy established in a sober and charming signed contemporary binding.

First edition.
Richly illustrated.
A very good copy retaining its dustjacket, plastic wrappers and slipcase.

Fourth edition.
Half red calf binding, smooth spine lightly faded decorated with gilt fillets and blind tooled fleurons, gilt friezes at head and foot, olive green morocco title and volume labels, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary Romantic binding.
Some foxing.
Copy handsomely bound in a charming contemporary Romantic binding.

New edition revised from original texts and preceded by an introduction by Le Roux de Lincy.
Half glazed purple calf binding, smooth spines slightly faded decorated with quadruple gilt fillets and dotted lines, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, three small nicks of no consequence to the edges, marbled edges.
Some foxing, printed stamps on title pages serving as bookplates.

First edition of the French translation, one of 996 numbered copies on pure linen paper, the only deluxe copies after 109 reimposed.
Signed autograph inscription from the translator, G. Jean-Aubry, to Frédéric Lefèvre.
Spine slightly sunned without consequence,

Edition, review copy.
Complete copy of his please insert.

Autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Jorge Semprun to Jean Freustié.

New edition.
Half green shagreen binding, smooth spine faded and decorated with gilt romantic arabesques, green cardboard boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners very slightly bumped, speckled edges.
Some light foxing.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on laid paper, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.

New edition with some parts in first edition as revised and corrected.
Half green shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt compartments embellished at angles with gilt typographical motifs, green watered silk boards with some rubbing, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.

Edition illustrated with 65 original compositions by Georges Scott engraved on wood by Eugène Dété, one of 350 numbered copies on laid paper.
Half red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands with a tear in its middle, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed by Durvand.
Some foxing.
Copy in a charming signed contemporary binding.

First edition, one of 65 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition of Parrain magnifique.
Near-contemporary full green morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands uniformly sunned, decorated with gilt fleurons, dentelles and fillets, gilt roulette on leading edges, gilt striated stars on headcaps, gilt roulette framing the pastedowns, all edges marbled.
One frontispiece portrait of the author and 8 figures by Moreau, 7 of which engraved by Simonet and 1 by de Gendht.
"This edition is the most complete and the best yet published of this poet." (Brunet)

Complete Edition, review copy.
Precious autograph signed by Francis Carco Descaves to Lucien: "... Remember, remember ..."
spine slightly insolated, small angular lack of boards.

Seventh edition.
Half navy blue calf binding, smooth spine decorated with black and gilt fillets, gilt friezes at head and foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, elegant contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece.
Copy with some foxing.

New edition, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author (unsigned), as well as with a figure at the head of each volume.
Contemporary full light calf bindings. Smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons and fillets, as well as black morocco title and volume labels. Gilt vegetal roll border framing the boards. Geometric roll on the edges. Fine gilt dentelle framing the pastedowns. All edges marbled. Some joints rubbed or very lightly cracked, otherwise a handsome copy.
The edition is organized as follows:
Vol. 1. Young's Nights.
Vol. 2. Young's Nights (Continued). The Last Judgment. The Triumph of Religion. Paraphrase of the Book of Job. Epistle to Voltaire...

first edition of this Rabelaisian style pamphlet directed against Gambetta, one of 300 numbered copies on paper of the Netherlands.
Binding to open bradel ivory wove, smooth back, red mesh frame compositions painted boards and boards to centers: a bookplate and a monogram on the first front cover and Léon Gambetta dabbling in a bathtub on the second, fragile parchment wrappers preserved and bound in, contemporary binding signed Dodé.
Nadar handwritten signature under the justification of the draw.
Book adorned the author of illustrations.
Provenance: Library of Frederick Lachèvre, bibliographer, specialist in French poetry, with its large bookplate...

first edition of this Rabelaisian style pamphlet directed against Gambetta, one of 300 numbered copies on Holland paper.
Binding to open bradel ivory wove, smooth back, red mesh coaching boards and boards painted in watercolor compositions centers: a bookplate and a monogram on the first front cover and Léon Gambetta embodying Christ crucified, fragile parchment wrappers preserved and bound in, contemporary binding signed Dodé.
Nadar handwritten signature under the justification of the draw.
In addition, this copy is enriched with a handwritten correction Nadar pencil in The Passion, p. 45, to orveitan [sic].
Book adorned the author of illustrations.

First edition of the French translation established by Charles Malo.
Half red morocco with corners binding, spine with four raised bands set with quadruple gilt fillets decorated with fleurons and double gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, binding in the romantic style signed by Koehler.
Provenance: from the library of the Marquis de Fortia with his engraved bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
Rare foxing.
Handsome copy attractively established in a romantic pastiche binding.

First edition, one of 225 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 3 vellum copies, 6 China paper copies, and 20 chamois paper copies.
Half navy morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with gilt double compartments richly ornamented with gilt typographical motifs, a very slight scratch at foot of spine, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, handsome engraved armorial bookplate pasted on pastedown, elegant contemporary binding signed by Capé.
Provenance: from the Le Proux library with its engraved bookplate.
Handsome copy virtually free from foxing and perfectly...

First edition, service de presse (advance) stamp to lower cover.
Rare autograph inscription signed by Georges Darien to Monsieur Conil.
Two small tears repaired on the spine, angular lacks on the upper cover with three tears, foxing on covers.
Rare.

First edition in French, one of 26 numbered copies on vélin chiffon paper, the only large paper copies.
A very good copy.

First edition, one of 48 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
A tiny tear, not serious, to foot of upper cover.
A rare and very good copy.

First edition.
Half glazed navy calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt compartments embellished with gilt arabesques, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, yellow and speckled edges, bookplates pasted at head of pastedowns, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Some foxing, a repaired tear at head of a marbled endpaper of the first volume, printed bibliophile stamps on title pages.

First edition, one of 1040 numbered copies on alfa only major papers after 320 pure wire.
Signed autograph of the author, "... the charming Claude Pasquier ..."
A small tear without missing the head of the second course, nice copy.

Religious almanac, masses.
Contemporary full old red morocco binding. Smooth spine elegantly and richly decorated. Two title-labels, one in red morocco, the second in black morocco. Triple fillet frame on boards with corner tools. Edges gilt. 2 corners slightly bumped. 2 wormholes along the upper joint of the summer section. Upper joint of the winter section cracked at foot.
Very handsome copies, bound in high-quality morocco.

First edition illustrated with in-text engravings in black by Gerlier.
Publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth spine decorated with black fillets and gilt compartments, front board historiated signed Engel depicting a woman saving a child from the waters, various black and gilt frames, back board decorated with a central blind fleuron and various vegetal and geometric frames, all edges gilt. Spine very slightly sunned, corners and headcaps lightly rubbed.
Scattered foxing, otherwise handsome copy.

New edition of the French translation established by Laurent Tailhade, one of the numbered copies on vellum.
Work decorated with original pochoir illustrations by Georges Lepape.

Definitive edition on ordinary paper.
Fine autograph inscription signed by Paul Fort to Alexis Baume "with my best wishes for the entire passage of the mysterious year 1943".
Foreword by Paul Valéry.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean l'Anselme to Claude Bruno-Durocher "ce jour de premier contact poétique...'" ["this day of first poetic contact..."]
Epiphanic preface by Henri Perruchot.

First edition, one of 300 numbered copies, the only issue with 10 deluxe copies.
Precious dated autograph inscription signed by Pierre Puttemans to Roger Caillois "... en respectueux hommage..."
Covers slightly and marginally sunned, handsome interior condition.

First collected edition, one of 85 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 26 pur fil.
Half marbled sheep binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons, gilt friezes at head and foot, burgundy red shagreen title-label, spine with some rubbing traces, lemon cardboard boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, contemporary binding.

First collected edition with some parts in first edition.
Bradel binding in indigo half-cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at foot, burgundy shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, covers and spine preserved, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Introduction and notes by Jacques Ledreit de Lacharrière.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Half black sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Handsome copy.

First edition published in the Bibliothèque de La Pléiade.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper.
Iconography.

First edition published in the Bibliothèque de La Pléiade.
Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, handsome copy complete with its cellophane wrapper.
Iconography.

Original engraving. Optical view heightened in watercolors, depicting a view representing the Royal Château of Versailles from the Paris avenue side.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be observed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards. Optical views appear to have emerged in the 1740s and were salon entertainments. The...

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil, the only large paper copies after 25 Hollande.
A very attractive copy.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on vélin de Rives, ours one of the few hors commerce copies, the only issue with 10 Arches.
Illustrated with 3 original etchings by Gabriel Fournier.
A cut to the front cover also affecting the following pages up to the frontispiece etching and title page.

First illustrated edition, with some parts in first edition as it was revised and expanded with unpublished letters and documents.
Half morocco binding with red corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced with gilt decorative motifs, double gilt fillets framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, light scuffs to corners, top edge gilt, binding signed by the publisher.
Work illustrated with 55 copperplate reproductions by Dujardin and 2 color plates by Quinsac.
A handsome copy elegantly bound.

First edition, one of 825 numbered copies on antique laid paper, printed with 25 Japan and 50 Holland copies.
The work illustrated with a frontispiece by Jean-Gabriel Daragnès
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1350 numbered copies on Arches paper, the only large paper copies with 53 on Japan paper.
A good copy.

Collected edition printed on fine paper, the only issue.
Publisher's boards bound according to the original design by Hollenstein.
Work decorated with original illustrations by Tibor Csernus, Bernadette Kelly, Lucien Fontanarosa, Michel Ciry.
Handsome copy complete with its glassine wrapper.

Edition decorated with original illustrations by Olivier Kaeppelin colored by pochoir by Liétard, one of 1150 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 100 on pur fil.
Preface by Pierre Mac Orlan.
Spine very slightly sunned without consequence, a crease mark to head of second board, justification page partially and lightly shaded, handsome interior condition.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
With illustrations by Hodges.

Illustrated edition with more than 500 wood-engraved figures in the text. An engraved title-frontispiece on wood. Text in double column.
Full publisher's binding in navy blue shagreen and gilt. Spine decorated with a large romantic stamp running lengthwise. Covers stamped with a decorative floral plate. Excellent condition. One corner with a slight fold. Free from foxing.
Dictionary of science and natural history bringing together all animals, plants and natural phenomena. Work also summarizing the studies and discoveries of great naturalists as well as their biography: Linnaeus, Buffon, Réaumur, Jussieu, Arago, Humboldt...

NB: This work is available at the...

First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on vélin blanc, the only large paper copies.
One slight angular trace of fold to head of upper cover, a good copy.

Edition illustrated with hors-texte pochoir illustrations by Lucien Boucher, one of the copies on alfa paper.
Autograph inscriptions signed by Madame Georges Courteline and Michel Simon to the actor Noël-Noël: "... en souvenir d'un partenaire fugace avec toute mon amitié" ["in memory of a fleeting partner with all my friendship"].
Preface by Edouard Herriot. Minor worming at beginning and end of volume.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on B.F.K. de Rives paper.
Work illustrated with original drypoints by J. Boullaire and a portrait of the author by Madrassi as frontispiece.
Work lacking its slipcase.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on Alfa paper.
Illustrated with a frontispiece by Démétrios Galanis.
Spine sunned, handsome interior condition.

Illustrated edition with 12 original lithographs hors-texte.
Publisher's full black paper boards binding, smooth spine very slightly faded decorated with gilt and polychrome romantic decorative motifs, joints rubbed and cracked at head, boards framed with blind fillets and arabesques, front board enhanced with gilt and polychrome allegorical motif, rear board illustrated with gilt decoration, lemon paper endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, publisher's romantic boards.
Some foxing.

Edition printed on laid paper and illustrated with 2 lithographs, 5 vignettes and 4 tailpieces by P.E. Mesplès.
Half aubergine shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition, one of 60 numbered copies on Hollande, tirage de tête.
Beautiful illustrated cover.

A good copy with good margins.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Roland Barthes to journalist and historian Antoine Casanova.
Spine lightly sunned, light dampstain to top edge, pale stain to head of front cover.

New edition decorated with a frontispiece portrait of the author after Rigaud engraved by Tardieu, as well as 11 copperplate engravings after Moreau le Jeune and Marillier.
Contemporary half chocolate brown shagreen binding, Jansenist spine with five raised bands, top edges gilt.
Some scattered foxing.

New edition printed from the unique manuscript, one of 700 numbered copies on vellum, the only printing with 37 copies on pure rag vellum.
Work decorated with 37 illustrations and ornamental letters by G. Ripart.
Notes and glossary by M.A. Glomeau.
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with a portrait and a fleuron by R. Drouart, one of 50 copies on vergé Pannekoek reserved for friends of la Connaissance and justified by the publisher, deluxe copy.
Manuscript justification by publisher René-Louis Doyon: "pour Jean Dorsenne".
A black portrait as frontispiece.
Fine copy.

First edition printed in 2000 copies.
Signed autograph inscription from Serge enriched with a small drawing depicting a naval anchor, a heart and a star.
Work illustrated with drawings in and out of text in black and in colors by the author.
Spine sunned and crudely restored with a transparent adhesive patch, handsome interior condition.

Third edition.
Publisher's full navy blue cloth binding, smooth spine faded, headcaps lightly rubbed, front cover decorated with gilt ornament, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, marbled edges.
Work illustrated with 43 wood vignettes by Gustave Doré.
Occasional foxing, two ink stains in margins of pages 72 and 73.

First printing of Eekman's lithographs published in 740 copies (no. 80) signed by the authors.
One joint of the chemise very slightly split at foot for a few centimeters.
The work is illustrated with lithographs hors-texte in black by Eekman.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of the review copies.
A pleasing copy.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Paul Morand to Emmanuel Berl.

Original engraving.
Optical view heightened in watercolor, depicting a view of the great Piazza del Popolo, in Rome.
Optical views, also called views, perspectives or "mondo nuovo", are engravings that were very fashionable between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were intended to be viewed through a set of several mirrors or by means of a Zograscope, an instrument consisting of a mirror and a lens. Optical views can be considered as the precursors of three-dimensional images and stereoscopes which enjoyed great success from the 19th century onwards.
Optical views seem to appear in the 1740s and were parlor entertainments. The process was first developed in Paris...

First edition, illustrated with a medallion portrait of Corneille on the title page, and three figures on heavy paper after Cochin, and engraved by Prévost, Ponce and Saint-Aubin.
Contemporary brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Red morocco title-label. Roulette on leading edges. Rubbing. 3 corners slightly bumped.
Didactic and lyrical poem, in alexandrines.

First edition printed in 2000 copies, ours being one of the copies on laid paper.
Some stains on the chemise.
The work is illustrated with six hors-texte plates in black and color by Henri Montassier and Raoul Serres.

First edition limited to 1500 copies, ours being one of the 1350 copies on laid paper with the 11 plates printed separately on handmade paper from Arches manufacturers and all illustrations in color and black printed on the text paper.
Publisher's chemise in full ecru cloth stamped in gilt with wheat ear motifs, watered silk flaps. Cover of illustrated paper with a design matching the chemise.
Eleven engravings printed separately presented under printed tissue guards, 32 headpieces, 9 vignettes in the text and 19 tailpieces by Eugène Burnand.
Some surface wear to the chemise and numerous foxing marks on the plates.

Original color print, printed on vergé paper, signed in the plate.

An original print used to illustrate the Gazette du bon ton, one of the most attractive and influential 20th century fashion magazines, featuring the talents of French artists and other contributors from the burgeoning Art Deco movement.

A celebrated fashion magazine established in 1912 by Lucien Vogel, La Gazette du bon ton appeared until 1925, with a hiatus from 1915 to 1920 due to the war (the editor-in-chief having been called up for service). It consisted of 69 issues printed in only 2,000 copies each and notably illustrated with 573 color plates and 148 sketches of the models of the great...

Original color lithograph executed specially by the artist for L'Estampe Moderne. Proof printed on heavy laid paper protected by a printed tissue guard, publisher's dry stamp in lower margin. Artist's signature in the plate.
Very handsome copy.
Published by Ch. Masson and H. Piazza, the two years of L'Estampe Moderne constitute one of the finest lithographic achievements of the period. Each print is an original work created specially for the review by the greatest French and foreign artists representing Symbolist, Art Nouveau, Orientalist and "Belle Epoque" movements.