MONTORGUEIL (Georges). L'Année Féminine (1895-1896): Les Dés - Lot 140

MONTORGUEIL (Georges). L'Année Féminine (1895-1896): Les Déshabillés au Théâtre - Les Parisiennes d'à présent. Illustrations by Henri Boutet de Monvel. P., Floury, 1896-97. 2 vols. in-8 carré, pink morocco, ornate and mosaic spines, framed with 5 fillets on covers, inner thread and serrations, decorated paper double. and endpapers, gilt on witnesses, ill. covers and spines cons. (Champs). ONE OF 50 (AND 60) EXEMPLIES ON IMPERIAL JAPON, numbered, the first containing 3 states of the etchings etchings (some in color) and a separate suite on chine of the woodcut vignettes, the second containing a separate print on chine, in sanguine, of the color illustrations in the text and a black proof on japon and before the letter of the lithograph illustrating the cover. One of the most typical works of the Belle Epoque, in remarkable condition, with the most delicate and fresh binding, executed at the time by a master. From the Maurice Méric library (bookplate).