Willette

Best.-Nr. B175624-1 — Paris G. Ondet 1895. 8 lithographs loose as issued within chemise with 2 additional lithographs on front and back. Contents loose as issued. Lrg. 4to. Dec. illus. chemise. New fitted cloth clamshell case. Both the chemise and all plates are individually stamped “42” at lower left seemingly a limitation number. Printed on japon this publication would appear to be a deluxe separate issue of the lithographs. “Ohé les moeurs! Chansons satiriques. 1re série” a musical score for voice and piano subtitled "Douze lithographies de Willette" was published in Paris in 1895 with music by Paul Hucks and lyrics apparently by A. Sémiane. With only 8 or possibly 10 lithographs this copy would seem to be incomplete apart from the music and lyrics which may or may not have been included. A later edition of the score or possibly a later “série” of it from the same publisher appeared in 1910. [Paris (G. Ondet), 1895?]. hardcover