Courboin, François ; Vallotton, Félix Lot n° 1227

Badauderies parisiennes. Les rassemblements. Physiology of the street observed and noted by Paul Adam, Alfred Athys, Victor Barrucand, Tristan Bernard, Léon Blum [...]. Prologue by Octave Uzanne. Out-of-text engravings by Félix Vallotton. Vignettes in the text by François Courboin. Paris imprimé pour les Bibliophiles indépendants, chez H. Floury 1896 In-8°. Brown half-maroquin with corners signed É. Carayon, marbled paper boards set with a gilt fillet, smooth spine gilt fleuronné throughout, folding cover illus. by Vallotton and gilt cover with repeated embossed decoration cons. First edition of this publication conceived and entirely executed under Uzanne's direction. With texts by P. Adam, A. Athys, V. Barrucand, T. Bernard, L. Blum, R. Coolus, F. Fénéon, G. Kahn, E. La Jeunesse, L. Muhlfeld, T. Nathanson, E. Pilon, J. Renard, P. Vever and E. Veek based on Vallotton's woodcuts. Veek based on Vallotton's woodcuts. Illustrated with 30 off-texts and a folding cover on japon by Vallotton, as well as 3 in-texts in the prologue; and adorned with numerous woodcuts in the text by François Courboin. Numerical edition limited to 220 copies [on vellum] for Bibliophiles indépendants: 200 for subscribers + 20 for literary and artistic contributors to the work (no. 46). Ref. Carteret IV:50. Prov. Géo Valdelièvre (bookplate on japon).