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(POSTERS & ADVERTISING.) Le Rire. Journal Humoristique Illustré paraissant le Samedi. Mixed group of over 400 issues bound in 16 volumes. Illustrations, covers, cartoons by Toulouse-Lautrec, Roubille, Leonetto Cappiello, Lucien Métivet, Jacques Villon, Felix Vallotton, Théophile Steinlen, Jean-Louis Forain, Caran d'Ache, Jossol, and many others. 4to, a married set, variously bound, scattered wear to bindings; generally very clean internally with only usual foxing, mostly marginal, throughout. Includes duplicate issues. Paris, 1894-1911
Le Rire was the quintessential Parisian fin-de-siècle humor magazine. It was profusely illustrated with black and white and color illustrations by many of the great French poster artists such as Felix Valloton, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Leonetto Cappiello, Adolphe Willette, J. L. Forain, Hermann-Paul, Théophile Steinlen, and many others. It was founded in 1894 by the publisher Felix Juven and the art critic Arsene Alexandre and became immensely popular. With a few interruptions the magazine was published through 1979. However, the first 10 years of its existence are the most spectacular and the most artistically interesting. This group contains 1894-1895 #1 - 60 1896 #61 - 113 1896 #105 - 156 1896-97 #105 - 156 (same issues, different binding) 1897-1899 #113 - 232 1898-1899 #209 - 259 1897-1898 #157 - 208 1898-1899 #209 - 260 1899-1900 #261- 312 plus Le Rire Numero Spécial Hors Serie 1900-1901 #313 - 365 1901-1902 #365-416 1904-1905 Nouvelle Série 54 -104 1906 Nouvelle Série #153 - #204 1907 Nouvelle Série #205 - 256 1909 Nouvelle Série #317 - 360 1911 Nouvelle Série #414 - 465.
