Le Chat noir N°239 de la cinquième année du samedi 7 août 1886

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on laid paper.
The issue consists of 4 pages and is illustrated with a comic strip by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen: "La rose".
Literary contributions by Charles Cros "Un drame interastral", Caran d'Ache "Carnet de la semaine", Albert Tinchant, Rodolphe Salis "Comment fut parachevée l'église saint-Pierre de Poictiers" dedicated to Guy de Maupassant...
Handsome copy despite minor worming.
Le Chat noir is a weekly magazine created by Rodolphe Salis and Emile Goudeau, published from 1882 to 1897, with the aim of promoting the famous cabaret of the same name, of which it serves as the memory. It publishes the texts recited during the performances. It is, furthermore, an important literary and artistic testimony of the late 19th century, around bohemian life and the Parisian effervescence that characterizes it.