LOBEL-RICHE, ALMÉRY. 1877-1937. GUILLEMOT, MAURICE. Paris Mœurs, Costumes & Attitudes 1912-1913. I. Les Bars. Paris: Imprimé pour Charles Meunier, « Maison du Livre », 1914. Folio (dimensions of sheets to be inserted here, approx. 450 x 330 mm). Printed entirely on fine vellum (peau de vélin). Title page printed in red and black with an original etched vignette of a reclining woman reading. Followed by a series half-title leaf featuring two original hand-tinted fashion etchings of elegantly attired women within decorative borders. Comprising 10 principal original etchings printed in colors, and black and white on two papers (i.e. 30 plates total) plus an additional suite of 11 smaller supplemental etchings. NUMBER 11 OF 30 COPIES, BUT CRUCIALLY ONE OF ONLY 6 SPECIAL COLLABORATOR'S COPIES (exemplaire de collaborateur) featuring the primary plates in vibrant color states alongside the supplemental suite of 11 smaller etchings. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE COLLABORATOR'S COPY PRINTED ON VELLUM, FEATURING THE COMPLETE SUITE OF COLORED ETCHINGS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PLATES. Commissioned as part of an elite graphic series, Les Bars was intentionally conceived by the publisher to encapsulate 'the sumptuous and picturesque lifestyle of the times in which the essentially French qualities of charm and elegance dominate.' Executed on the very brink of the First World War, Alméry Lobel-Riche's masterwork stands as a poignant, atmospheric time capsule of pre-war Parisian high society. The ten primary compositions depict fashionable women navigating the elite bars, lounges, and social spheres of Belle Époque Paris, with their intricate costuming and specialized social attitudes rendered with lively, razor-sharp draftsmanship. While the standard commercial edition of 30 copies generally featured monochrome states on traditional papers, the present lot represents a highly privileged state reserved strictly for the artist's inner circle and key collaborators. The inclusion of the eleven smaller supplemental etchings-combined with the exquisite color printing on premium vellum, not to mention the two small watercolors on the 1/2 title-makes this one of the most complete and desirable iterations of Lobel-Riche's graphic output to appear on the market. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing