[ALMANACHS] - GOUDEAU (Emile), Paris Almanach [1895 - 1896]. - Lot 5

[ALMANACHS] - GOUDEAU (Emile), Paris Almanach [1895 - 1896]. Rare complete set of the only three years of this charming illustrated "Belle Epoque" almanac. An elegant record of Parisian artistic and literary life at the end of the 19th century. Paris, Sagot, 1895, 1896, 1896. Imp. Chaix. Three in-12 volumes (165 x 125 mm), paperback, covers illustrated with color woodcuts or lithographs, filled. In cardboard slipcase. 76pp, 53pp, 53pp. Minor handling defects on covers. Original editions. Printed on satin paper. Rare almanac written by Emile Goudeau & Charles Morice and published by art dealer Edmond Sagot (1857-1917), who was also a bookseller and poster publisher. The illustrations, of great graphic quality, feature major Art Nouveau artists: H. P. Dillon, Georges Meunier and Auguste Lepère, whose elegant, inventive compositions wittily accompany the literary texts.