THE WOMEN OF THE DAY
No. 1, April 1886-No. 11, n.d. [1892]. Paris, Printer-Manager : Maxime Bloncourt. The n° 11, not dated and published by Léon Vanier, appeared six years after the n° 10 (June 1886). Publication resuming the form of Hommes d'aujourd'hui. The texts are signed Zi-Zim for the first 10 numbers, Dauphin Meunier for the n° 11. Drawings of Coll-Toc, Krax, Henry Hamel, Wom Rath. Women sketched: Sarah Bernhardt, Éléonore Bonnaire, Céline Chaumont, Marie Desclauzas, Mily-Meyer, Cora Pearl, Suzette Reichenberg, Réjane, Thérésa, Marguerite Ugalde, Eugénie Weber. 1 vol. large in-8 bound. Handwritten notes by Vasseur (2 ff.). Very rare.
The characters biographed are women of the theater, with the exception of Cora Pearl, a demi-mondaine who was on stage for only twelve performances at the Théâtre des Bouffes. Les Femmes du jour is presented in the same form and format as Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui or Les Contemporains.
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THE WOMEN OF THE DAY No. 1, April 1886-No. 11, n.d. [1892]. Paris, Printer-Manager : Maxime Bloncourt. The n° 11, not dated and published by Léon Vanier, appeared six years after the n° 10 (June 1886). Publication resuming the form of Hommes d'aujourd'hui. The texts are signed Zi-Zim for the first 10 numbers, Dauphin Meunier for the n° 11. Drawings of Coll-Toc, Krax, Henry Hamel, Wom Rath. Women sketched: Sarah Bernhardt, Éléonore Bonnaire, Céline Chaumont, Marie Desclauzas, Mily-Meyer, Cora Pearl, Suzette Reichenberg, Réjane, Thérésa, Marguerite Ugalde, Eugénie Weber. 1 vol. large in-8 bound. Handwritten notes by Vasseur (2 ff.). Very rare. The characters biographed are women of the theater, with the exception of Cora Pearl, a demi-mondaine who was on stage for only twelve performances at the Théâtre des Bouffes. Les Femmes du jour is presented in the same form and format as Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui or Les Contemporains.

Estimate
€500 - €700
Result
€812
Buyer's premium
25%
THE WOMEN OF THE DAY No. 1, April 1886-No. 11, n.d. [1892]. Paris, Printer-Manager : Maxime Bloncourt. The n° 11, not dated and published by Léon Vanier, appeared six years after the n° 10 (June 1886). Publication resuming the form of Hommes d'aujourd'hui. The texts are signed Zi-Zim for the first 10 numbers, Dauphin Meunier for the n° 11. Drawings of Coll-Toc, Krax, Henry Hamel, Wom Rath. Women sketched: Sarah Bernhardt, Éléonore Bonnaire, Céline Chaumont, Marie Desclauzas, Mily-Meyer, Cora Pearl, Suzette Reichenberg, Réjane, Thérésa, Marguerite Ugalde, Eugénie Weber. 1 vol. large in-8 bound. Handwritten notes by Vasseur (2 ff.). Very rare. The characters biographed are women of the theater, with the exception of Cora Pearl, a demi-mondaine who was on stage for only twelve performances at the Théâtre des Bouffes. Les Femmes du jour is presented in the same form and format as Les Hommes d'aujourd'hui or Les Contemporains.
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