George Barbier "falbalas & Fanfreluches" 1924 Rare Complete Almanac Of 12 Art Deco Stencils

[BARBIER (George)] – SOREL (Cécile) from the Comédie Française – Falbalas and Fanfreluches – 3rd year - Almanac of present, past & future fashions for 1924 - Let's glorify coquetry - Watercolors by G. Barbier.

P., Jules Meynial, 1924, 1 vol. in-8 (263 x 175 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 sunstroke at the edges of the cover, very nice copy otherwise.

Unique print on Arches vellum in the form and entirely illustrated by George Barbier (1 cover, 1 vignette on the title page and 12 plates colored with a stencil and 1 heading in black).

Text by Cécile Sorel from the Comédie Française.

The plates are titled: – The Return – The Escarpolette – The Judgment of Paris – Miss Sorel at the Grand Prix Ball – The Difficult Confession – At the Polo – The Pretty Islander – Count on My Oaths – Serenade – Are They Kind – The Stolen Kiss - the Father's Blessing.

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.