Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Huysmans, Joris-Karl. Forain, Jean-Louis. Croquis Parisiens.

With 8 orig. etchings by Jean-Louis Forain (4) and Jean-François Raffaelli (4) on plates. 108 pp., 1 leaf. Large 8vo. Full red morocco, flat spine with gilt lettering, matching slipcase (by W. Hellwig & H. Peller). Orig. wrappers preserved (dusty). – Paris, Henri Vaton, 1880.

First edition. One of 500 copies on Hollande. “These early etchings of Forain, though somewhat hasty in execution, have a freshness of approach and a spontaneity unusual in illustrations of this date” (Garvey). – Carteret IV, 211 („rare et recherché“); The Artist and the Book, 108; Guérin nos. 16-21 – Best.-Nr. 9060