CARNET D’ARTISTE. LES SOIERIES AU THÉÂTRE. PYGMALION/EXPOSITION DU 22 MARS 1909

Book Description

Paris. 1909. S Color Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. Paris 1909. Oblong 4to, pretty color pictorial wrappers with images of dancers surrounded by elaborate border incorporating masks of Comedy and Tragedy, insects and flowers. Fine. Publicity album for Les Grands Magasins de Pygmalion, a Paris department store, with offerings of silks and women’s clothing and accessories. Cover, color vignettes and black and white or tinted decorations by Louis Popineau. Each page with small photographic portrait of an actress, color vignettes of drama or opera and text relating to the performance and its costumes. A charming work with theatrical, costume and commercial interest.

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