Le Chat noir N°289 de la sixième année du samedi 23 juillet 1887

First edition, one of the rare copies printed on laid paper.
This four-page issue includes a comic strip by Godefroy: "L'ours de Berne".
Literary contributions by Rodolphe Salis, Castille Milès with "La mauvaise fleur", Pimpinelli's "Nini" dedicated to Philippe Burty, Saint Jehan, and "La passion de N.S. Zola ou le maître de Nana embêté par Marie Colombier"...
A very good copy.
Le Chat noir was a weekly magazine founded by Rodolphe Salis and Émile Goudeau, published from 1882 to 1897 to promote the renowned cabaret of the same name, of which it served as a chronicle. It featured the texts performed during its stage shows. The publication stands as a significant literary and artistic record of late 19th-century Paris, capturing the spirit of bohemian life and the city's unique creative ferment.