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1913réf. 8720First edition in English following the French edition of the same year Barbier's first illustrated book. 148 of 400 copies all on vellum paper. The foreword by Francis De Miomandre was translated by C. W. Beaumont. The bookseller publisher and dance historian Cyril Beaumont was instrumental in promoting and documenting the performances of Nijinsky and the Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in London and here published a suite of Barbier's iconic prints with an introductory text. Large 4to 320 × 270 mm pp. 16 including final blank plus 12 pochoir coloured plates. A couple of the plates with their heavy black backgrounds very lightly rubbed. Original pictorial wraps slightly soiled. preserved in early buckram boards with pictorial onlay. Sometime rebacked rubbed corners worn and soiled. Still a very good copy. C. W. Beaumont & Co,
1973réf. SBBI-mon0000040408Heinrich Hanau 1973. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Heinrich Hanau paperback
1923réf. 88930No Location: s. n. 1923. Fine. George Barbier one of the fascinating figures of Art Deco and master of Indian ink Guillaume Garnier s. n. No Location 1923 24.2 x 30.2 cm Une feuille Five compositions in Indian ink signed and dated 1923 by George Barbier on a leaf of thick paper. Traces of paper pasted down at the four corners on the back a few very faint traces of previous pencil inscriptions on the front. An exceptional ink drawing by the eminent fashion illustrator George Barbier for the Elegances section of the newspaper La Vie Parisienne featuring four silhouettes at the height of 1920s fashion with boyish haircuts dressed in flowing low-waisted tube dresses or wrapped in luxurious furs. The silhouette in a headband and high heels in the lower left corner and the beautiful profile dated and signed in the center of the leaf appeared in the January 12 1924 issue of La Vie Parisienne No. 62 Year 2 p. 38 in the Elegances section which Barbier illustrated on numerous occasions. The three other silhouettes were published in the same section January 26 1924 no. 64 year 2 pp. 79-80. Superb fashion portraits with hieratic and elegant postures drawn by Barbier in the Art Deco style that made him famous. Â s. n. unknown
2009réf. 87065Institute; Foundation. New. 2009. Hardcover. 8493726028 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Spanish. 787 pages; over 300 illustrations in color. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Catalogo Razonado Obra Completa Raisonnee Catálogo -- with a bonus offer . Institute; Foundation hardcover
1999réf. SBBI-mon0000114814Thomas Lyster Ltd 1999. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Thomas Lyster Ltd paperback
1863réf. List308N.p. 1863. Dark carved wood 11 ½ x 11 ½ x 1 inches with bone border and star inlays in corners an inlaid tree with carved names of Civil War battles as leaves. During the Civil War wounded or captured soldiers would often pass their time waiting to return to duty carving relics. The practice was fairly common with pipes being the most commonly carved object and the quality of the relics varied wildly depending on the talent of the soldier. A.H. Barber from Wisconsin was wounded at Antietam and most likely carved this memorial piece while recovering from his wounds. Each leaf notes a different battle during the 1861-1862 campaigns. Barber enlisted in Company C of the 2nd Wisconsin in 1861 and was discharged in 1863 following wounds suffered at Antietam. The trunk reads Battles for the Union and the four branches read Dept. of the South Army of Virginia & of the Potomac and Dept. of the West with twenty-nine leaves naming battles. The resultant plaque is exceptional in timeliness craftsmanship and overall aesthetic beauty. Barber’s metaphorically growing tree is particularly timely for the Union cause as the 1863 failure of the Maryland Campaign would serve as inspiration to Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Wonderfully preserved in excellent condition with no notable flaws. From the collection of Norm Flaydernman the noted Americana dealer who personally collected carved Civil War pipes and had been planning to write a book on the subject at the time of his death. unknown
réf. 92854Paris June- December 1912. . First issue limited edition number 1150 of 1279 8vo 22.8 x 14.8 cm; 1 viii 1 facsimile 168 pp. limitation page 43 pochoir plates original blue printed paper wrappers bound adverts all bound in contemporary Bordeaux straight-grained morocco gilt boards ruled in gilt spine in 6 compartments top edge gilt; a superb copy. This journal which borrowed both the title and format of La Mesangere's periodical of over a hundred years earlier is illustrated by George Barbier and Brunellschi the masters of pochoir among others and was founded by Tom Antonginigini secretary friend and biographer of poet connoisseur and collector Gabriele D'Annunzio 1863-1938 whom he followed to Paris from Italy in 1910. It was meant to be a reflection of the intellectual and artistic atmosphere of Paris as well as a record of Parisian culture and fashion at the time and also unwittingly reflects the end of the golden Belle Epoque and the beginning of another very different time in world history. The first issue appeared on 1 June 1912 the last on 1 August 1914 due to the outbreak of World War I. Paris, June- December 1912. hardcover
réf. 91768Paris Meynial 1923-1926. . Six pochoir plates by Barbier framed together and glazed overall size: 64.2 x 61.3 cm. An exquisite series displaying fashion in magnificent and imaginative illustrations by George Barbier the noted early twentieth century French artist and illustrator. Falbalas et fanfreluches was the last of Barbier's books to reflect contemporary life directly. Its special value is the unique way in which it catches the tone and mood of les années vingt. Paris, Meynial, 1923-1926. unknown
1928réf. 8724First edition with Barbier's illustrations. Number LX of 175 copies on Japon for America the total edition was 1200 copies. The poems of Verlaine's Fêtes galantes first published in 1869 took inspiration from the pastorals of Watteau as well as the sumptuous fantasies of Fragonard and Boucher while drawing characters from the Italian traditions of the commedia dell'arte. Barbier's sensibilities made him the perfect artist to reinterpret Verlaine for the 1920s. Large 4to 300 × 230 mm pp. 4 100 4 plus 20 coloured pochoir plates. Uncut in original wrappers and decorative slipcase the latter slightly rubbed and soiled. [Imprimerie nationale for] H. Piazza,
1934réf. 8726First edition with Barbier's suitably libertine pochoir coloured illustrations. Number 206 of 650 copies on papier de Rives the total edition of 720 copies. 2 vols 4to 265 × 200 mm pp. 4 218 2; 2 217 3. 28 pochoir colour illustrations by Barbier consisting of 2 original upper cover illustrations 20 full page plates 2 decorative title pages 2 chapter heading vignettes and 2 justification vignettes. Original wrappers very lightly browned towards the margins spines slightly creased upper hinge of one volume slightly fragile. A very good set. [R. Coulouma in Argenteuil for] Le Vasseur.
1919réf. 1185931919. Signed. BARBIER George. Original pencil watercolor and gouache painting signed. Paris: 1919. Original pencil watercolor and gouache heightened in silver gilt on card measuring 8 by 10-1/2 inches; matted and framed wntire piece measures 14 by 18 inches. $4000.Striking original pencil watercolor and gouache design highlighted in silver gilt by legendary fashion designer George Barbier of a ""Gypsy"" with tambourine possibly relating to costumes designed by Barbier for the Gypsy ballet ""Amarilla"" danced by the Anna Pavlova and Alexandre Volinine at Drury Lane in 1920 signed and dated by Barbier.""George Barbier is one of the most valuable and most significant artists of our time so rich in all kinds of talent and original ideas. When our age is pastÉ it will just take a few drawings of Barbier to revive the taste and spirit of our timeÉ When I look at Barbier's costumes for the stage I see the characters of those magical stories come to life before me and tempt my imagination"" Edmond Jaloux. Renowned for his fashion plates in leading contemporary magazines including the Gazette du Bon Ton Journal des Dames et des Modes and Vogue Barbier's artistic style is readily identifiable by his elegant stylized line. Barbier later created costumes for the Folies BergÂres in addition to the entire wardrobe for the movie ""Monsieur Beaucaire"" starring Rudolph Valentino. ""His flamboyant work continues to influence Vegas floor shows major designers and costumers worldwide"" Robert Inman. Fine condition. unknown
1922réf. 8553Volume 2 of the Apres le Guerre collection assembled by Dorbin-Aire. Marbled endpapers. Lacking spine paper see image and general wear to edges and corners of boards; plates themselves all fine. Artists included are: Georges Barbier Benito Robert Bonfils Bernard Boutet de Monvel Pierre Brissaud Jean-Gabriel Domergue Drian Iacovleff Chas Laborde Llano-Florez Georges Lepape Charles Martin Andre Marty Pierre Mourgue Simeon Zenker Zyg-Brunner and others. Gazette's focus was on fashion lifestyle and beauty on a more elite level than that of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. Part of their difference was publishing around 10 full page fashion illustrations per issue in the pochoir technique. This collection of 100 plates comes from the 1920-1922 issues. Plates are not trimmed c. 8 x 9.7 inches; 20.2 x 24.6 cm & are individually hinged. Dorbon-Aine hardcover
1908réf. 165660Madrid: Imp. de la Sección de Hidrografia 1908. With appropriate military provenance First and only contemporary edition of the first Spanish translation of Clausewitz presentation copy inscribed by one of the translators at the head of the prologue: "A mi primer coronel hoy entusiasta é ilustrado general Don Joaquín Milans del Bosch Abilio Barbero." Scarce with just two locations recorded on WorldCat Biblioteca Nacional de España and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. In 1908 two students of the Escuela Superior first lieutenants Abilio Barbero and Juan Seguí published a partial translation of On War selecting passages they considered most relevant to contemporary Spanish military debate in the aftermath of the "Disaster of 1898". While Clausewitz was frequently cited in Spanish military education his work was often criticized for failing to provide the infantry-focused and colonial guidance sought by officers engaged in Morocco; a complete Spanish translation did not appear until the Second World War Baquer pp. 313-14. Barbero 1881-1940 entered the army in 1898 rose to colonel by 1925 and served with distinction in the Rif War later becoming chief of staff of the Third General Inspectorate. His co-translator Seguí 1888-1936 formerly military attaché in Brussels and Paris became a leading Falangist in Spanish Morocco and played a prominent role in the nationalist coup of July 1936 before being killed the following month. The recipient Joaquín Milans del Bosch 1854-1936 had a long and controversial career serving in the Third Carlist War the Philippines and later as captain general of Catalonia. Closely aligned with King Alfonso XIII and Miguel Primo de Rivera he was responsible for the military suppression of the 1919 La Canadenca strike and later led an aggressive anti-Catalanist campaign. After the failure of the July 1936 coup he remained in Madrid where he was arrested and executed. With the armorial bookplate of his son-in-law General José Serrano Rosales 1899-1993 bearing royalist and militant Catholic slogans and emblems underscoring the political and ideological milieu in which the volume was preserved. Octavo 217 x 145 mm. Quarter pale streaked sheep red morocco labels pale grey morocco-grain cloth grey marbled endpapers edges lightly sprinkled grey. Small press-mark tickets to front pastedown and half-title. A little rubbed headcap a touch scuffed. paper flaw crease to the title page contents lightly marginally toned overall very good. Miguel Alonso Baquer "Clausewitz Spain and the 21st Century" in Reiner Pommerin ed. Clausewitz Goes Global: Carl von Clausewitz in the 21st Century Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Clausewitz Gesellschaft 2011. hardcover
1928réf. 013579Paris: H. Piazza 1928. First Edition Limited. Soft cover. Near Fine. Limited edition. Printed paper covers with illustrations on front and back title on spine and tissue guards. Exceptionally rare this is numbered VI of XXV copies that were printed on imperial Japanese paper containing 20 colored illustrations by Barbier. The remaining two hundred copies numbered from 26 to 225 were printed on imperial Japanese paper containing a black version of the illustrations; and eight hundred copies numbered from 226 to 1025 were on pure vellum paper. In original glassine that is tanned and chipped. George Barbier 1882-1932 was a French illustrator in the early 20th century. He designed theater and ballet costumes illustrated books and produced haute couture fashion illustrations. Barbier led a group from the Ecole des Beaux Arts who were known as "The Knights of the Bracelet. H. Piazza unknown
1928réf. 1208301928. First Edition. BARBIER George VERLAINE Paul. FÂtes Galantes. Paris: H. Piazza 1928. Folio 9 by 12 inches original illustrated self-wrappers; original slipcase. $4500.Beautiful limited edition number 810 of 800 copies on Rives paper of a total edition of 1200 illustrated by George Barbier with 20 full-page hand-colored pochoir plates in his characteristic Art Deco style.Associated with the early Symbolists Verlaine ""wrote some of the finest and most musical lyrics in the French language"" Harvey & Heseltine 738. First published in 1869 FÂtes Galantes reflects the care for form and objectivity characteristic of Verlaine's early poetry. The designs in this splendid production are the work of Art Deco legend George Barbier who began his career as a costume and set designer for the Ballet Russes and later created dcors and costumes for music-halls movies and the Folies BergÂre through Max Weldy Studios. Renowned for his fashion illustrations for the leading magazines of the time including the Gazette du Bon Ton and Vogue his artistic style is recognized by a characteristically elegant stylized line. Text in French. Some toning to spine of scarce original slipcase; book fine. An excellent copy of this beautiful production. unknown
1867réf. 82010Paris: Choudens 1867. Fine. Choudens Paris S.d 1867 19 x 28 cm relié Roméo et Juliette - Opera score in 5 acts by J. Barbier et M. Carré Choudens Paris n.d 1867 19x28cm bound. First edition. Opera in five acts based on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare music by Charles Gounod for voice and piano and libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Contemporary red half shagreen color restored gilt spine glazed calico boards double ruled in gilt central gilt initials of Ernest Beulé on the first board moiré silk endpapers with some spotting and staining to the margins first original cover preserved all edges gilt strictly contemporary binding. Rare inscription signed by Charles Gounod to archaeologist Ernest Beulé. Choudens hardcover
1934réf. 375021New York: The Derrydale Press 1934. First Edition ONE OF 55 LARGE-PAPER COPIES signed by Barber this being No. 4. 5 color plates one of them handcolored and 121 other illustrations. xix iii 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original full red morocco gilt t.e.g. others uncut; Almost fine minor rubbing at head and tale of spine IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE laid into a beige linen drop box with red morocco label. Barber Joel. First Edition ONE OF 55 LARGE-PAPER COPIES signed by Barber this being No. 4. 5 color plates one of them handcolored and 121 other illustrations. xix iii 156 pp. 1 vols. 4to. "One of the most important books published by Connett." -- Siegel This is the large paper edition of this work. The regular trade edition was published at the same time by Windward House a sporting press started by Connett in 1933. Both editions used Barber's vignette of a floating decoy on the the title page. This spine of this binding is fragile; this copy in better condition than typically encountered With ALS to Mr. Dobberteen laid in about decoys. Siegel 85; Frazier B-5-a The Derrydale Press unknown
réf. 8745First edition copy number 7 of 100 of this sumptuously illustrated version of the story of the Queen of Sheba combining illustrations by Barbier and the Abyssinian artist Michel Engueda-Work. French scholar traveller and diplomat Hughes Le Roux had transcribed parts of the Ethiopian chronicle Kebra Nagast in 1904 with the help of local scholars from a manuscript looted by the British at Maqdala and subsequently returned. The Kebra Nagast or 'The Glory of the Kings' is a fourteenth-century national epic of Ethiopia written in Geʽez by the nebure id Ishaq of Aksum. In its existing form the text is at least 700 years old and purports to trace the origins of the Solomonic dynasty a line of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian monarchs who ruled the country until 1974 to the biblical king Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The story of the text's survival is interesting. The Battle of Maqdala the last struggle in the British Expedition to Abyssinia led to significant looting by the victorious British forces who took Emperor Tewodros II's crown along with ceremonial crosses chalices weapons and the holy icon Kwer'ata Re'esu along with two fine manuscripts of the Kebra Nagast which found their way to the British Museum catalogued as Oriental MS 818 and 819 respectively. 819 was returned to Ethiopia in 1872 on the request of the Abyssinian king who identified it as a fundamental source of law. Hugues Le Roux a French envoy from the President of the French Republic to Menyelek II King of Ethiopia later went to Addis Alem in order to see this manuscript and to obtain his permission to translate it into French. He notes in his introduction here the inscription 'This volume was returned to the King of Ethiopia by order of the Trustees of the British Museum Dec. 14th 1872'. Of the artist Michel Engueda-Work who is referred to elsewhere as an 'Abyssinian artist' almost nothing else is known but his illustrations are of course far truer to the Ethiopian style than Barbier's highly exoticised and eroticised interpretations in which Sheba is portrayed following long tradition as a white woman. Folio 328 × 250 mm 4 xiii 1 84 1 pages six plates one a frontispiece and one vignette illustration by Barbier all hand/pochoir coloured illustrations some colour six sepia plates uncoloured by Michel Engueda-Work numerous vignettes and ornaments by Louis Popineau decorative borders. All plates and illustrations with lighter paper guards with printed captions. Original pale blue wrappers preserved in early red morocco by Joly fils with onlaid interlace cornerpieces gilt borders and spine panels silk and marbled endpapers top edge gilt other uncut. Marbled slipcase. Upper joint very slightly tender at head spine just a little faded. A super copy. Goupil & C[ompagn]ie, Manzi, Joyant & C[ompagn]ie.
1913réf. 195319London: C. W. Beaumont & Co. 1913. Of Nijinsky it is impossible to speak as of other artists First edition in English number 158 of 400 copies on vellum paper only. Inspired by the first season of the Ballets Russes in Paris and particularly their male lead Nijinsky Barbier moved on from his career as a costume and set designer to publish this his first book. An edition in French was published earlier the same year. Nijinsky was one of the most famous dancers of his time and his virtuosity renewed public interest in ballet. He was not only known for his talent as a dancer but also as an actor able to "expand a simple choreographic design into a rich dramatic portrait" Cohen p. 646. The plates depict scenes including Nijinsky's most famous characters. The pochoir technique involves hand-stencilling the design and is complex and labour-intensive. The manual element of the process means that no two impressions are the same producing results that lie between prints and original paintings. Consequently pochoir plates are often released in a limited run as here. The use of gouache allows the colours to remain remarkably strong and vibrant. This copy comes from the collection of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts whose posthumous bookplate is included. Quarto. With 12 coloured pochoir plates line drawings in the text. Original pictorial wrappers front wrapper lettered in blue and illustrated in black and yellow edges untrimmed leaves unopened. Housed in custom blue quarter morocco solander box. Wrappers soiled and rubbed skinning to foot of rear wrapper inner hinges repaired occasional faint foxing to contents. A very good copy. Selma Jeanne Cohen ed. The International Encyclopedia of Dance IV 2004. hardcover
réf. 124060Paris Pierre Corrard 1914. . First edition limited edition one of 500 numbered copies on papier vélin d'arches this numbered 65 and initialled by the publisher; folio 325 x 278 mm title-page with pictorial vignette to head and verso 18pp. 12 full-page coloured illustrations by Barbier printed on rectos only plates exceptionally fresh; original pictorial wrappers spine slightly split at top and bottom lower wrapper age toned a near fine copy. An attractive copy in the original wrappers of Barbier's early masterpiece dedicated to Tamara Karsavina. 'The cover design pays homage to Beardsley. and its 12 pochoir plates depict Karsavina in her principal parts. That their purpose is again to stir the emotion and delight the eye of the viewer not to document the performance is demonstrated by Le spectre de la rose glimpsed at the moment when the phantom lover of whom the young girl has dreamed after the ball is about to disappear as the rose drops from her hand' Ray. Paris, Pierre Corrard, 1914. unknown
1914réf. 195542Paris: Pierre Corrard 1914. Barbier's tribute to a Ballets Russes star First edition limited issue number 85 of 500 copies printed on Vélin d'Arches. This splendid album celebrates the prima ballerina and star of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes Tamara Karsavina in some of her principal roles with 12 hand-coloured pochoir illustrations by Barbier and 15 poems by Vaudoyer. This copy comes from the collection of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts whose posthumous bookplate is included. Vaudoyer wrote the libretto for the ballet Le Spectre de la Rose one of the most beloved productions in the Ballets Russes' repertoire and the album contains a poem and illustration paying homage to Karsavina's performance alongside Vaslav Nijinsky in the work. Barbier also depicts Karsavina in what was arguably her most celebrated role dancing en pointe beneath the golden apple tree as the original Firebird in the first production of Stravinsky's now-canonical ballet. Loosely inserted is a bookseller's ticket from Gilberte Cournand's La Danse collection. Quarto. With 12 full-page colour pochoir plates on rectos only 3 black-and-white illustrations text in French. Original illustrated wrappers in original glassine all edges uncut. Housed in a custom blue quarter morocco clamshell box. A little uneven toning to wrappers from glassine edges a little nicked and creased offsetting of plates to opposite leaves final leaf mounted on stub contents clean and plates remarkably bright; edges of glassine chipped: a near-fine copy. unknown
réf. 116864Paris Meynial 1917-1921. . First editions 5 vols 12mo 12.3 x 8.4 cm; 31 colour pochoir lithograph plates illustrations in the text; original pictorial satin over Bodoni boards with pictorial dust-wrappers original decorated slipcases some age-toning to dust wrappers and slipcases otherwise very attractive copies housed in a later Art Deco style box with tassle and gold tassle a fine set. A fine complete set of Barbier almanacs which although published in a small format due to wartime austerity are nevertheless extremely luxurious. The early volumes of these beautiful little annual almanacs often include images of men in military uniform. In addition to the pochoir illustrations Barbier contributed articles from 1918 to 1921 on such topics as the Ballets Russes epigrams opera and the pleasures of love. The fashions depicted show a radical post-war shift in style with the adoption of shorter and fuller skirts backless gowns and fabrics that incorporated more risqué elements of the tango. Paris, Meynial, 1917-1921. hardcover
réf. 95553Paris Lucien Vogel 1914. . First edition. 4to. 6 original parts comprising January to June 1914 the second year of this periodical 61 hand-coloured lithograph plates en pochoir by Barbier and others later cream cloth lightly soiled. It may have been short-lived but the Gazette du Bon Ton was hugely influential reflecting all the latest developments in fashion and lifestyle at the beginning of the twentieth century at a time when styles changed dramatically in the space of a few years. The magazine was only available to subscribers at a price which equals $425 per year in today's money thereby creating a very exclusive image. Lucien Vogel the editor aimed to establish fashion as an art form and also to create 'good taste' for the Parisian elite. Publication was suspended in 1915 due to World War I and resumed in 1920 continuing through 1925. Contributing artists included all the greatest names of the day such as Dufy Bakst Barbier and Brunelleschi etc and these artists would depict the haute couture in a narrative and dramatic style using vivid colours and the pochoir technique on special handmade paper. Many of the designs were idealistic leisure scenes of the well-to-do illustrating the latest creations of Paris vintage fashion houses such as Worth Lanvin Doucet Poiret Callot Soeurs Paquin and Beers often without explanatory text. The literary content was also of the highest quality with essays by well known art historians playwrights and novelists of the day. Ray Art deco Book in France pp.29-30. Paris, Lucien Vogel, 1914. hardcover
1912réf. 119004Paris: aux bureaux du Journal des dames 1912-13. First editions number 807 of 1250 copies. This journal which borrowed both the title and format of La Mésangère's periodical of a hundred years before was founded by Tom Antongini secretary friend and biographer of the poet and collector Gabriele D'Annunzio 1863-1938 whom Antongini followed to Paris from Italy in 1910. It features colour pochoirs by Barbier Bakst Brunelleschi Dammy and Martin and was meant as a record of contemporary Parisian culture and fashion. Perhaps less deliberately it also documents the transition from the end of the Belle Époque to a radically different period in world history. The journal ceased publication in August 1914 due to the outbreak of the First World War. 2 vols octavo. With 1 facsimile plate 93 etched pochoir plates without advertisements. Contemporary red straight-grain boards smooth spines lettered and decorated in gilt. Original wrappers bound in. Spines slightly sunned and worn still excellent copies. hardcover
réf. 102348Paris A & G Mornay Éditeurs 1929. . Limited edition one of 67 copies on Japon this numbered 37; 8vo 21 x 17.5 cm; 325pp. 36 compositions in colour after Barbier including the printed wrappers title-page and vignette printed on wood by Gasperini with an additional suite of illustrations of the same composition but in a simplified outline design printed in red black grey or purple pages cut and in various sizes blue marbled endpapers minor age toning but otherwise very fresh; bound in contemporary quarter crushed dark blue morocco over marbled boards with the original wrappers bound in spine in six parts with raised bands and gilt title to second in fine condition. Théophile Gauthier's novel was undoubtedly inspired by the 'Orientalism' which dominated French culture in the middle of the XIX century. The text first appeared in parts in Le Moniteur universel between March and May 1857 and was published in book form in 1858. Set in the Valley of Kings a young English aristocrat and a German Egyptologist find a sarcophagus with a perfectly preserved mummy of a pharaoh named Tahoser inside. After this discovery the novel recounts the life of beautiful Tahoser and her lovers. Paris, A & G Mornay, Éditeurs, 1929. hardcover
