[MARTIN (Charles). Il était une fois......... S.l., [1920s]. - Album in-4, 240 x 195 : (2 ff.), 4 plates. Hardback folder with gilt paper spine and glossy pink paper boards illustrated on the first board with a composition on a gilt background, white silk ties. An extremely rare album of which we have found no reference either in sales or in specialized bibliographies, and which seems to be missing from public libraries both in France and abroad. It consists of a blank sheet, a sheet including the continuation of the title appearing on the folder (".... A poor neurasthenic billionaire............"), in characters imitating handwriting, as well as 4 black plates, unsigned, respectively captioned: "He had no more appetite even in the best restaurants..." - "Aviation left him cold..." - "The beauties of the Capital, he did not appreciate them, being short-sighted..." - "Dancing reinforced his neurathenia..." - "The nude made him nauseous...". The text of the second leaf, as well as the illustrations, are enclosed in a frame composed of a bold pink fillet. There is also a composition on the first cover of the folder, depicting a plane in the sky. This copy has no mention of publisher, printer or edition. In the absence of other references we cannot confirm or deny that it is complete. The printing was done on Arches laid paper. Some wear and tear on the back of the folder. Attached, illustrated by Charles Martin : - DUVERNOIS (Henri). Nounette ou la Déesse aux cent bouche. Unpublished novel. Paris : Modern-bibliothèque, Arthème Fayard, [1913]. - In-8, 238 x 170 : 107 pp, (2 ff.). Publisher's black printed green cloth boards. Edition abundantly illustrated with black compositions in the text and on the full page by Charles MARTIN. This copy is enriched at the head with a beautiful original drawing signed by the artist in ink and watercolour, captioned : " La Violette - ou - pour vivre heureux aimons cachés ". Also between pages 52 and 53 is a card of "Troupes en campagne" on which an amateur has drawn the illustration of Martin found on page 53 with the addition of the face of a man smoking in profile. This card is dated September 15, 1915 . - PAUL-MARGUERITTE (Lucie). The Monkey and his Violin. Novel. Paris : Albin Michel, 1918. - In-16, 188 x 119 : 253 pp, (1 f.), illustrated cover. Paperback. First edition of this singular novel by the author Lucie Paul-Margueritte. The title refers to the image of the couple, the monkey being the husband and the violin his fragile wife. This edition is particularly sought-after because of the beautiful illustrations that Charles Martin has created and that adorn almost every page. It includes a colour composition on the cover and 175 in two tones in the text. Copy on edition paper, enriched with a bookmark of the Mortier printing house, illustrated with a colour composition by Charles Martin. Spine broken. - ASTRUC (Marcel). My horse, my friends and my friend. Paris : La Renaissance du livre, 1921. - In-8, paperback, filled cover. Edition illustrated with 20 full-page compositions by Charles Martin, reproduced with stencils. One of 500 numbered copies on Lafuma paper (n° 458), very well preserved despite some soiling to the cover.