George Barbier "falbalas & Fanfreluches" 1926 Rare Complete Almanac Of 12 Art Deco Stencils

[BARBIER (George)] - Baroness de BRIMONT - Falbalas and Fanfreluches - 5th year - Almanac of present, past & future fashions for 1926 - Le Songe d'Ève - Watercolors by G. Barbier.

P., Jules Meynial, 1926, 1 vol. in-8 (260 x 174 mm) in sheets under filled cover, illustrated and colored with stencil, of (1) f. bl. - (1) f. (title) - 12 pp + 12 stencils - (1) f. bl.

Slight exposure to the edges of the cover, upper right corner of the upper cover slightly “crunched”, very nice copy otherwise.

Unique print on Arches vellum, fully illustrated by George Barbier (1 cover, 1 vignette on title page and 12 plates colored with stencil and 1 header in black).

Text from Baroness de Brimont.

The plates are titled: – Earth – Air – Fire – Water – Spring – Summer – Autumn – Winter – Morning – Evening - Cherries – The interesting model.

Rare first edition of one of George Barbier's masterpieces. 5 volumes were published between 1922 and 1926 to replace La Garlande des Mois.

Ref. library. : Colas, Bibliography of Costumes and Fashion, 1026.