[Rarebooks] FS: 5 Christmas Issues of L'ILLUSTRATION.

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1. L'ILLUSTRATION. NOEL 1927. Paris: 
L'illustration, 1927. Illus. with color & b/w 
plates and drawings, most tipped in. Folio. Full 
modern cloth (hardback).  First edition. The 1927 
Christmas issue of the beautifully produced 
French art magazine rebound (without the original 
wrappers) in cloth and including Leon Bakst dans 
le Ballet Russe by Jacques-Emil Blanche illus. 
with watercolors by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) the 
revolutionary Russian painter and scene- and 
costume- designer; brilliant modern jewelry in 
Henri Clouzot's article Le Bijou Moderne, plus 
Les Iles Merveilleuses by la comtesse de 
Noailles, illus. by George Baudin; Andrienne 
Lecouvreur by C. A. Coypel (pastel); Vierge de 
Douleur (xv cent) from Musee Jacquemart-Andre; 
Aro arii te Tara, lendende tahitienne recueillie 
par reine Marautaaroa et traduite par sa fille la 
princesse Takau, illus. Leon Carre; Les Dessins 
de la Collection Walter Gay by Louis Hautecoeur; 
Le Chale Blanc et Le Chale Rouge, illus with 
watercolors by A. Calbet; Gondoles de Jadis et 
D'aujourd'hui by Henri de Regnier, illus. J. 
Gabriel Domergue; D'une beaute feminnine Nouvelle 
by Eugene Marsan, illus. William Ablett, Notes 
sur l'amour by Paul Geraldy, illus. Alfred 
Latour; La Rencontre d'un passe by Luci 
Delarue-Mardrus, illus. A. E. Marty. A very good 
or better copy, boards rubbed at extremities, 
faint browning to edges, plates fine and still 
brilliant.   [28179]  $200.00

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2. L'ILLUSTRATION. NOEL 1931. Paris: 
L'illustration, 1931 Illus. with color & b/w 
plates and drawings, most tipped in. Folio. 
Rebound in full gray cloth with original cover 
art and titles incised.  First edition. Includes: 
A propos des Heros de Musset by Francis de 
Croisset, illus. by A.E. Marty; La Recureuse by 
J.B. Chardin; Le Malentendu by Andre Maurois, 
illus. Gluckmann; Mediterranee by Abel Bonnard, 
illus. J.M. Avy; Le Emaux Limousins by Georges 
Fontaine; Boilly Peintre Parisien by Jean 
Robique; Les Femmes et Don Juan by Tristan 
Bernard illus. A. Fried; Un Jour de Bonheur by 
Marcelle Tinayre illus. L. Madrassi. Dampstain to 
inner edge, mainly on the advertisements, and on 
a few initial leaves in the margins not affecting 
images, first leaf a bit ragged, plates fine and 
bright, and overall still about very good. 
[28180]  $150.00

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3. L'ILLUSTRATION. NOEL 1932. Paris: 
L'illustration, 1932. Illus. with color & b/w 
plates and drawings, most tipped in. Folio. 
Rebound in full rust-colored cloth with original 
cover art laid in an incised border.  First 
edition. Includes an original color etching by 
Louis Icart: Le jardin japonais, an extensive 
article on French Tapestries by Roger-Armand 
Weigert: La tapisserie francaise (with 12 color 
reproductions, illustrations by Maurice de 
Lambert; Statuettes de Tanagra by Mario Meunier; 
Isotta de Rimini ou le bandit en adoration by 
Robert de Sizeranne, illus. by Drian; Coustant 
l'Empereur. Conte du XIIIème siècle mis en 
nouveau langage by Joseph Bedier illus. Maurice 
Lalau; L'art annamite moderne by Jean Tardieu; 
Pelerins et penitents d'Espagne by Carlos de 
Battle illus Carlos S. de Tejada; L'art et la 
verite by Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, illus. Renee 
Davids; Un decor de L'Odyssee by Louis Barthou, 
illus. F.L. Schmied; L'enfant aux cerises by 
Edouard Manet; L'archipel grec by Abel Bonnard, 
illus. Serge Beaune) and Faiences et faienciers 
d'autrefois by Henri Clouzot. Very good or 
better, a few scratches to rear board, small 
marginal tear to one leaf, a few tiny chips to 
advertising leaf. A beautiful copy.   [28181] 
$200.00

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4. L'ILLUSTRATION. NOEL 1933. Paris: 
L'illustration, 1933. Illus. with color & b/w 
plates and drawings, most tipped in. Folio. 
Rebound in full rust-colored cloth with original 
cover art laid on.  First edition. Cover art by 
Laque de Dunand; illus. by Erte (Romain de 
Tirtoff); Laques du Japon by Georges Salles; Les 
Roses de Malmaison by Alberic Cahuet illus. by 
A.E. Marty; Histoire de l'Adolescente de L'Ile de 
Cristal by D. J.C. Mardrus illus. Gaston Priou; 
Une Belle Collection au Museum by M. Le Cerf; 
L'Oeuvre Nostalgique de Chasseriau by Georges 
Grappe; Irene, Jean Martet, illus. Serge Ivanoff; 
Portrait de Peitie Fille by Renoir; Les Goncourt 
Collectionneurs by Georges LeComte; Paris Qui 
Passe by Francis Carco illus Edgar Chahine. Very 
good or better, corner to front advertisement, a 
few later top margins, and a few final 
advertisements professionally repaired and 
reinforced. Plates bright. A handsome copy. 
[28182]  $150.00

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5. L'ILLUSTRATION. NOEL 1938. Paris: 
L'illustration, 1938. Illus. with color & b/w 
plates and drawings, most tipped in. Folio. 
Rebound in green cloth with original cover art 
and titles incised.  First edition. Persian 
Miniatures illustrate the Mirror of Baghdad by 
Eustache de Lorey, color drawings by Jouve of the 
Tuareg of North Africa in an article by Pierre 
Benoit, color illustrations by Jean Gabriel 
Daragnes (1886-1950) of Indo-China, a brilliant 
color illustration by Jean A. Mercier, and Andre 
Maurois' Don Juan illus. by Carlos S. de Tejada 
are the highlights of this beautiful issue. 
Lacking only a small Hogarth illustration. 
Lacking one small tipped in plate else a very 
good copy.   [28183]  $75.00

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