COCTEAU, Jean and IRIBE, Paul. Le Mot. - Lot 164

COCTEAU, Jean and IRIBE, Paul. Le Mot. Complete set of this brilliantly illustrated patriotic magazine. Paris, November 28, 1914 - July 1, 1915. In-folio, ochre cloth, smooth spine with tan title page. 20 issues of 2 to 6 leaves, illustrated covers in color and numerous illustrations. Some yellowing. Complete twenty-issue review of this patriotic publication by artist Paul Iribe in collaboration with Jean Cocteau at the start of the First World War. Each issue is illustrated with beautiful black and color compositions by Paul Iribe, Jean Cocteau under the pseudonym Jim, Sem, Raoul Dufy, Léon Bakst, Albert Gleizes and André Lhote. Involving major artists, the illustrations were satirical and resolutely anti-German in tone; thousands of copies were sent free of charge to French soldiers, constituting the war effort of Cocteau and Iribe who had been discharged for health reasons. Complete issues of the small subscription bulletins. Excellent set, well-bound and in perfect condition, of this magazine with its particularly meticulous graphic design.