Front wrapper: LES MŒURS DU SIECLE - № 1 | Les | six étages | par | GERARD BAUER | illustré de vingt gravures à l’eau-forte | par VERTÈS | {publisher’s device, “PARIS | 17, avenue de Friedland”} | ÉDITIONS DE L’ÉTOILE ||
Title-page: essais pour servir a1 l’histoire contemporaine | de la galanterie et du plaisir | I | Les six étages | par | GERARD BAUER | illustré de vingt gravures à l’eau-forte | par VERTÈS | | {publisher’s device, “ÉDITIONS DE L’ÉTOILE | 17, avenue de Friedland”} | PARIS […] MCMXXV ||
Pagination: front wrapper with lettering, [1-8] incl. 1st bank leaf, h.t. / limitation, t.p. / blank, dedication to Abel Hermant / blank, 9-169 [170] [6] incl. table, colophon, and last blank leaf, 17 etchings by Vertès within pagination; advert. of the other books of the series to the back wrapper.
Edition: 15 copies on Japon Impérial (№ 1-15), 35 on Hollande Van Gelder Zonen (№ 16-50), 400 on Vélin de Rives BFK (№ 51-450) and 3 on blue paper not for sale. This copy is № 369.
Printed on November 10, 1925 by L. Petitbarat in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône (text) and by Vernant in Paris (etchings). Edition directed by Roger Allard.
Binding: 19 x 12.5 cm, French flapped pink wrappers, lettered to front, back, and spine.
Contributors:
Gérard Bauër (French, 1888 – 1967) – author.
Marcel Vertès [Marcell Vértes] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895 – 1961) – artist.
Abel Hermant (French, 1862 – 1950) – dedicatee.
Roger Allard (French, 1885 – 1961) – editor.
L. Petitbarat (Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône) – printer.
Éditions de l’Étoile (Paris) – publisher.
Other names: Marcel Vertès, Marcel Vertes, Marcell Vértes
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Early 20th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Etching , French literature , Illustrated books , Literature , Modern literature |
| Media/Technique | Etching , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1925 |
| Creation / Publishing date | 10-NOV-1925 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Softcover , Wrappers |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
