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GAZETTE DU BON TON - ARTS MODES ET FRIVOLITES
- Provenance: From the Estate of D.D. Ryan, New York
- Notes: Included in this collection of issues are numerous colour pochoir illustrations by Art Deco masters. Noteable are "A La Comedie" by Gose (No. 1, pl. VII), Lapape's "Lassitude" (No. 1, pl. VIII) and Bakst's "Philmele" (No. 6, pl. I) to name but a few. In his 1985 Lyell Lecture entitled, "The Art Deco Book in France", Gordon Ray stated "La Gazette du Bon Ton from its origin was one of the most sought after of fashion publications. It's success, of course, was owing principally to its plates which are not only records of the dress of the time but also of fresh and attractive compositions in themselves. Altogether, the style and format of La Gazette du bon ton presage what the Art Deco book would become when freed from the fashion straight jacket." Although not a complete set, this collection is unique, as the editions are bound in colorfully decorated tooled leather bindings of very good quality.
- Condition: Excellent condition, bindings beautiful; plates colorful; Content Summary: Book I (1912-1913, Tome I): includes No.s 1-6, 60 plates; Book II (1913, Tome II) includes No.s 7-12, 53 plates (missing 7 plates: No. 7, III & VII; No. 10, II & III; No. 12, II, III & V); Book III (1914-1915, Tome I) includes No.s 1-7, 8-9, 71 plates (missing 7 plates: No. 3, plate 21; No. 5, plates 43, 44, 45 & 50; No. 7, plates 64 & 66); Book IV (1920, Tome I) includes No.s 1-6, 39 plates and 29 croquis (missing 8 plates and 4 croquis: No. 1, plate 1; No. 2, plates 9 & 13; No. 3, plates 17 & 21; No. 4, plate 25; No. 5, plate 37; No. 6, plate 40; Croquis: XXI, XXII, XXIII and XXIV); Book V (1920, Tome II) includes No.s 7-10, 31 plates and 11 croquis; Book VI (1921, Tome I) includes No.s 1-5, 37 plates and 12 lithographies (missing 3 plates: No. 3, plates 20 & 21; No. 4, plate 32); Book VII (1921, TomeII) includes No.s 6-10, 39 plates and 6 croquis (missing 1 plate and 2 croquis: No. 6, plate 47; croquis XV & XVIII); Book VIII (1922, Tome 1) includes No.s 1-5, 40 plates and 40 croquis; Book IX (1922, Tome II) includes Nos. 6-10, 34 plates and 39 croquis (missing 2 plates and 4 croquis: No. 9, plate 66; No. 10, plate 75; croquis No. 7 L and No. 10 - III, IV and VII);
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