Le Courrier français. Année complète 1898 (15e année) du n°1 du 2 janvier 1898 au n°52 du 25 décembre 1898

First edition.
Half blue shagreen binding, spine with raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons. Binding heavily rubbed and worn.
Handsome interior condition.
Contributions by Raoul Ponchon, Jules Ulrich and Georges Tis notably; drawings by Riscuité, Hermann Paul, Henri Pille, Willette and Widhopff among others.
Each issue contains 5 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations, sometimes full-page or even double-page.
Le Courrier français is an illustrated weekly founded and directed by Jules Roques. It was published from 1884 to 1913. Under his direction, the journal became the most representative satirical organ of the period. Its contributors included Maurice Bouchor, Raoul Ponchon, Georges Montorgueil, Hugues Delorme, Jean Lorrain, and its illustrators included Adolphe Willette, David Ossipovitch Widhopff, Jean-Louis Forain, Jules Chéret, Hermann-Paul, Henri Pille, Pierre Jeannot. It featured sections on literature, fine arts, theaters, medicine and finance.