FORAIN (Jean-Louis). The Fifre. Paris, February 23, 1889-June 1, 1889. - 15 fascicules in-folio, 398 x 287. Green glossy half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine decorated, untrimmed, slipcase (modern binding). Complete collection of this satirical journal created and illustrated by the painter and press illustrator Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931), comprising 15 issues published between February 23 and June 1, 1889. The artist presented his journal on page 2 of the first issue: "To tell the story of everyday life, to show the ridiculousness of certain pains, the sadness of many joys, and to note rudely sometimes by what hypocritical way Vice tends to manifest itself in us: this is my project . As a fanciful researcher, I will go everywhere, trying to render in one go, as sincerely as possible, the impressions and emotions felt. Always cheerful, often ironic, these notes will aim at contemporary shortcomings, without attacking the contemporaries themselves; my opinion being that to be interesting and curious it is largely enough for the artist to study his time. " Collaborators to this journal, apart from Jean-Louis Forain, Armand Silvestre, Émile André, Jean Richepin, Paul Masson, Paul Hervieu, Jacques Le Lorrain, etc., have collaborated in this journal . Nice copy. Past back.