Les Maîtres de l'Affiche Imprimerie Chaix, Paris,... Lot 253

Les Maîtres de l'Affiche Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1896-1900, 4 vols. in folio, 4 complete years, 2nd to 5th year, December 1896 to November 1900 (the first year, December 1895 to November 1896, is missing; edited by the Chaix workshop headed by Chéret, the publication appeared monthly from December 1895 to November 1900). With 192 lithographs or chromolithographs in color (complete edition in 5 years contains 240 plates) -and 16 additional plates offered as a bonus (complete)- including Jules Chéret , Eugène Grasset, Alphonse Mucha, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Georges de Feure, Henri-Gabriel Ibels and Felix Vallotton. Very good condition overall and for all plates (except for a few plates by Jules Chéret yellowed at the edges), including 6 plates by Mucha and 4 plates by Toulouse-Lautrec; some quires slightly bumped. Bibliography: Alain Weill, Les Maîtres de l'affiche 1900, Bibliothèque de l'image, Paris, 2003