Description
1913
Text by Ernest de Crauzat and preface by Roger Marx
Société de propagation des Livres d'Art, Paris, paperback, 254 pages plus plates
Dimensions: 32.8 x 26 cm
First edition. Descriptive and analytical catalog followed by an essay on the bibliography and iconography of Steinlen's illustrated work. Filled blue-gray cover, with the title in black and a medallion of Naoum aronson stamped on the first cover
Drawing:
- XXV on Japan Shizuoka
- 50 on Arches Vellum, numbered XXVI to LXXV
- 500 on Alfa
One of 500 numbered copies, including 10 hors-texte prints: "Galluis", soft varnish - "Chanson du soir", etching - "La grande sœur", drypoint - "Idylle de faubourg", lithograph - "Aubade pour elle", lithograph - "Une femme qui passe", lithograph - "Sonnez musettes !", lithograph - "Dame Jacinthe", lithograph - Chemineau assis", lithograph - "La mère chatte", lithograph.
Condition : Carry over on the first page and on the last page, paper slightly aged