Le Rire Journal humoristique paraissant le samedi - 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 continuous - Number 1 through 430 and New Series Number 1 through 47 uniformly bound in nine volumes.
Paris: Le Rire, 1894-1903. First Edition. Quarter leather. 4to. French language. Pp. 14 each number with color illustrated chromotypograph covers and center spread, monochrome illustrations, cartoons and advertisements. Volumes uniformly bound in quarter dark green morocco with spine titles and decorative blocking in gilt, blue and green marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers. Spines sunned, board edge covering rubbed through, a few bumps and dents, toning to edges of leaves, occasional light foxing. 1901-1902 volume shaken, 1902-1903 front joint split at the spine tail. Very Good-. Item #13479
Founded by Félix Juven, Le Rire was the most successful French satirical periodical and published the work of many great artists and caricaturists such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrrec, Théophile Steinlen, Caran d'Ache, Georges Pavis, Abel Faivre, Charles Genty, Lucien Métivet, Fabien Fabiano, Albert Guillaume, Henry Gerbault, Adolphe Willette, Charles Léandre, Georges Delaw, etc.
Price: $3,500.00