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G. Barbier Vingt-Cinq Costumes pour le Théatre

Title: Vingt-Cinq Costumes pour le Théatre
Author: Barbier, George
Description: 20 pp. Préface par Edmond Jaloux. With an original watercolor drawing by Barbier, signed "Aux amis Marty [Charles Martin?]/ bien cordial souvenir de/ George Barbier 1928." Tipped-in etched frontispiece portrait of Barbier by Charles Martin, and 25 tipped-in plates reproducing costume designs by Barbier, colored through stencils and heightened with gold and silver; descriptive tissue-guards. (4to) 12½x9¼, bound in modern full gray crushed morocco, covers decoratively paneled in gilt, spine lettered and stamped in gilt with two raised bands, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut; bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. First Edition. No. 20 of 25 numbered copies "hors-commerce," out of a total edition of 300 copies.The original watercolor drawing is of a ballerina in a theatrical costume. Only 25 copies were issued with original watercolors. The designs, dated from 1918 to 1922, are for various plays and ballets, including "La Dernière Nuit de Don Juan" and "Le Tapis Persan." Colas 218; Hiler, p. 64.
Heading: Place Published: Paris
Publisher: Chez Camille Bloch & Jules Meynial
Date Published: 1927