L'ÉVENTAIL.
Paris: A. Quantin, Imprimeur - Éditeur, 1882. 1st Edition. [6], 143, [1] pp. Original printed blue silk covers bound in. Title printed in red & black, with pale blue vignette above imprint. Head and tail pieces, ornamental borders (some in color). Illustrations de Paul Avril. Extra-Illustrated with 24 inserted plates of distinguished personages, such as Madame de Pompadour, Madame de Grignan, Christine de Suede, Mme de la Valliere, Napoleon, Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Shakespeare, Mme de Maintenon & François d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon. Royal 8vo. 10-1/2" x 6-3/4". Finely bound, by Chambolle Duru, in deep purple full morocco, gilt dentelles, marbled eps, AEG. Some fading to the top portion of the binding [no doubt shelved with shorter volumes]. Light shelfwear. Faint evidence of removed bookplate to front paste-down. Still, a handsome VG+ copy. Item #50423
Uzanne "was a 19th C French bibliophile, writer, publisher, and journalist. He is noted for his literary research on the authors of the 18th C. He published many previously unpublished works by authors including Paradis Moncrif, Benserade, Caylus, Besenval, the Marquis de Sade and Baudelaire. He founded the Société des Bibliophiles Contemporaines, of which he was president. His research produced a considerable literary output and frequent publications in newspapers such as L'Echo, Le Plume, Dépêche de Toulouse, Le Mercure de France, Le Gaulois and Le Figaro of Paris.
One of the topics his research focused on was the discussion of fashion and femininity in the French fin-de-siècle. This took the form of monographs and works including Son Altesse la femme (French for Her Highness Woman), Féminies and La Française du siècle (The Frenchwoman of the Century). His own works include novels and fantasy books, such as Surprises du Coeur and Contes pour les bibliophiles (Tales for bibliophiles)."
Avril "was a French painter and commercial artist. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature. His career saw collaboration with influential people like Octave Uzanne, Henry Spencer Ashbee and Friedrich Karl Forberg." [Wiki].
Price: $750.00