LES CHANSONNIERS DE MONTMARTRE. Nouvelle Publication Musicale Illustrée. Paris: Librairie universelle, 1906. - 6 issues bound in 2 folio volumes, and one issue in paperback. Red half-basane, smooth spine for the two bound volumes (period binding). Set of 6 of the 12 issues of this very fine musical journal devoted to the popular songs of Montmartre. Includes: Volume 1: - Issue 1 (March 6, 1906): Special issue on Aristide Bruant. Preface by Laurent-Tailhade. Cover illustrated with a composition by TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. - Issue no. 6 (June 15, 1906): Jacques Ferny special issue. Preface by Armand Ferny. Illustrations by Fernand Fau, H. Mirande, Ch. Naillod, N. Spahn. - Issue 10 (October 25, 1906) :Special issue on Les Quat'z-Arts. Le Cabaret, ses Poètes et ses Chansonniers. History by Jacques Ferny. Illustrations by Léandre, Guirand de Scevola, Brunner, Lempereur, Ochs, Vincent, Willette, etc., etc., etc. Paperback issue: - Issue 11 (November 26, 1906): Special issue devoted to the works of Jehan Rictus. Preface by Jean-Pascal. Illustrations by STEINLEN and Granjouan. Copy enriched with the two-leaf pamphlet containing Jehan Rictus's poem Prière de la Charlotte, published by H. Pion. Front cover unravelled. Volume 2: - Number 4 (April 25, 1906): Xanrof. Preface by Pierre Veber. Chansons de la Vie d'Étudiant. Illustrations by A. Barrère, Beisson, Lourday, H. Mirande, Naillod, Jean Tils, D.-O. Widhopff. - Issue 9 (September 15, 1906): Les Dix plus jolies Chansons by G. Charton. Preface by Georges Docquois. Drawings by Lucien Métivet. The issues are not bound in this order in the first volume. The second volume has been enriched by 6 other issues from other music magazines: -La Musique pour tous. (No. 24, May 25, 1907): Exceptional special issue. Les Chansons & Poésies du Chat Noir. Histoire Mirifique du Célèbre Cabaret by Jean-Pascal. Illustrated by : Fernand Fau, Gérardin, Charles Léandre, Henri Pille, Rodolphe Salis, STEINLEN, A. Willette, etc., etc. The cover features a reproduction of STEINLEN's famous poster for the Chat Noir. -L'Album Musical. (n° XXXIII, March 1906): Special issue devoted to Vincent Hyspa Chansonnier Montmartrois. Preface by Pierre Trimouillat. -L'Album Musical. (n° XVII, November 1904): Special issue by Paul Delmet. -L'Album Musical. (n° XXI, March 1905) : Special Issue Xavier Privas Prince des Chansonniers. His Ten Most Famous Songs. -Music for all. (n° XXXIV) : Les Dix derniers Succès de M. et Mme Xavier Privas. -Music for all. (n° 90) : Les Dix dernières chansons pour piano & chant by Xavier Privas and Francine-Lorée. Spines faded and some spotting. Minor wear to some issues.