Le Chat noir N°173 de la quatrième année du samedi 2 mai 1885

First edition.
The issue consists of four pages and includes a caricature titled "Le jury de Peinture. - Esquisse du tableau de M. Gervex".
Literary contributions by Alphonse Allais with "La Petite coquette", Albert Samain with the poem "Le Sabre", Georges d'Esparbès with "L'Avarice", General Francis Pittié with the poem "L'Enfant caméléon", Rosario...
A pleasing copy.
Le Chat noir was a weekly magazine founded by Rodolphe Salis and Emile Goudeau, published from 1882 to 1897, intended to promote the famous cabaret of the same name, of which it served as a record. It featured texts performed during the shows and stands as an important literary and artistic testimony to the bohemian life and cultural effervescence of late 19th-century Paris.