WILLETTE, Adolphe.Livre Rare Book
Le Chat noir N°155 de la troisième année du samedi 27 Décembre 1884
1884ref. 81928Paris: Au cabaret Le Chat noir 1884. Fine. Au cabaret Le Chat noir Paris 1884 31 x 45 cm en feuillets 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 Adolphe Willette: ""John Bull au Congo"". Literary contributions by Albert Samain ""Tsilla"" Georges Auriol ""Les neiges de Bretagne"" Maurice Montégut ""Les confidences de l'abîme"". Handsome copy. Le Chat noir is a weekly magazine created by Rodolphe Salis and Emile Goudeau published from 1882 to 1897 with the purpose of promoting the famous cabaret of the same name of which it serves as a record. It published the texts recited during the performances. It is moreover an important literary and artistic testimony of the end of the 19th century centered around bohemia and the Parisian effervescence characteristic of that era. Au cabaret Le Chat noir unknown
