LE FIFRE Weekly newspaper illustrated by J.-L. Forain N° 1, Saturday 23 February 1889-N° 15, Saturday 1 June 1889. Paris, Director-Manager: Jean-Louis Forain. Texts by Émile André, Champigneulles, Jean-Louis Forain, Paul Hervieu, Jacques Le Lorrain, Paul Masson, Jean Richepin, Aurélien Scholl, Armand Silvestre. Numerous full page illustrations by Forain. Complete collection. 15 numbers in 15 issues in 1 vol. in-folio bound with the general cover (which is very rare). Handwritten notes by Vasseur (3 ff.). Joint : - Photographs (collection Félix Potin) of Forain and Paul Hervieu ; - Portraits of Richepin and Armand Silvestre ; - 1 large portrait of young Forain ; - 1 note concerning Le Fifre extracted from the journal Études de presse ; At the end of the volume : - 1 drawing in colors of Jean-Louis Forain offered by the Café Riche brasserie. Rare.