Paris, Arnould, juin 1896.
In-8 – 9.25 x 5.5 inches.
Sewn copy, wrappers illustrated with an original color lithograph by Toulouse-Lautrec entitled « Débauche » (second edition). The « debauched » man next to the prostitute on the cover is known to be Maxime Dethomas (1867-1929), one of Toulouse-Lautrec’s close friends. This catalog, with 32 full page plates, contains 451 posters by Bonnard, Caran d’Ache, Chéret, Forain, Grasset, Guillaume, Lautrec, Moreau-Nélaton, Mucha, Pal, Steinlen, Willette, Beardsley, Bradley, etc.
Scattered foxing, cracked joints of the second cover, otherwise a rare and valuable collection of fin-de-siecle Art Nouveau graphic works.
Offered by Librairie L’Art et la Maniere
Price : $2,330 / €2,000
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