*THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (1859-1923) - Rictus (Jehan). The Soliloquies of the Poor. (Revised, corrected and expanded edition). Paris, Eugène Rey, 1921. One vol. in-8 [140 x 190] paperback, illustrated with reproductions (phototypes) of Steinlen's drawings in- and out-of-text, including the cover (which is not here a lithograph as in the 1st edition). Crauzat 624. A slightly faded copy (the spine damaged, with missing parts). See also #242: "[In his] series of drawings illustrating Jehan Rictus' Soliloquies of the Poor [...], he was able to create an immense lyrical drama [...] by taking as his theme not the characters of Rictus' poetry, but the author himself. The figure of a tall, bony man, wearing an old top hat and a tight coat with a turned-up collar, with a long beard and sorrowful eyes, imperturbably crosses each of his drawings, and reminds one of Jehan Rictus himself by his general appearance." (Maximilien Volochine, "Lettre de Paris: exposition de peintres," La Balance, No. 2, 1904, quoted in Sylvie Gonzalez and Raphaële Martin-Pigalle, "Le quotidien à la une une quotidienne," in Daumier, Steinlen, Toulouse-Lautrec, La Vie au quotidien, exhibition catalog, Évian, Palais Lumière, Paris, Somogy, 2011, p. 185). All lots in this sale are subject to an additional 5.5% temporary import tax. In the event of re-exportation outside the European Union, these charges may be refunded to the buyer.