IBELS (Henri-Gabriel). The Half-cabots. The Café-Concert. The Circus. Les Forains. Paris: G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle, L. Conquet, 1896. - In-8, 207 x 138 : (2 ff.), 246 pp, (1 f.), illustrated cover. Half tan morocco, smooth spine decorated, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (20th century binding). First edition of this collection of 4 texts concerning the café-concert, the gestures of the song, the circus and the fairground, written respectively by Georges Montorgueil, Maurice Lefèvre, André Ibels and Georges d'Esparbès. It is illustrated with colour compositions on the cover and more than 140 black figures in the text and on full page by Henri-Gabriel IBELS (1867-1936). One of the 100 copies on China paper (n° 82). Copy enriched with 17 original etchings by Ibels on laid paper of 22 of the book's illustrations, and a cut-out sheet bearing a letter from the artist. Scattered foxing.