1901 ❧ Manuscript fair copy with original watercolor illustrations. CLARETIE, JULES ARSÈBE ARNAUD. 1840-1913. JOUAS, CHARLES. 1866-1942. La Corde. [Paris: Aux Frais de la Société des Amis des Livres, 1901.] Folio (480 x 392 mm). The text entirely hand-written throughout on some 70 pages. Illustrated with 7 original watercolor culs-de-lampe, 10 initials by Bugnicourt, 24 original watercolor illustrations by Charles Jouas of which 14 are full-page, proofs of 16 illustrations by Jouas engraved in black by Boisson, of which some are in two or more states. WITH A 3-PAGE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FROM THE AUTHOR presenting the work to A. Gerard. Contemporary French half dark brown morocco, marbled boards. Provenance: A. Girard (letter of presentation from the author); Henri Bonnasse (book label); sold Sotheby's Paris (December 6, 2002, Sale PF2017, Lot 368). MANUSCRIPT FAIR COPY, ILLUSTRATED BY THE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR COMPOSITIONS USED TO CREATE THE ENGRAVINGS IN THE PRINTED EDITION. Claretie's work, with illustrations after Jouas, was published by the Société des Amis des Livres in 1901 in limited edition of 125 copies. Jouas's watercolors capture the essence of the bohemian Parisian theater world in Paris in the late 19th-century. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing