[PHOSPHATINE FALIÈRES]. DEVAMBEZ (André). RABIER (Benjamin). WILLETTE (Adolphe). MORIN (Louis). COURBOIN (Eugène). GEOFFROY (Jean, known as GEO). BELVILLE (Eugène). GUILLAUME (Albert). LEANDRE (Charles). STEINLEN (Théophile). POULBOT (Francisque). NAUDIN (Bernard). Ensemble de dix-huit contes de la Phosphatine Falières. Printed by Devambez. Engraver, art publisher. Paris. [1904-c. 1910]. Eighteen envelopes (19x13.7cm), one of them (28.8x20.5cm), illustrated in blue, red, brown or green, sealed with a long illustrated label on the reverse. They contain a folded plate (approx. 56x40cm), one (80.7x56cm), illustrated in color. Rare, important set of eighteen Falières Phosphatine tales in their original illustrated wrappers. The plates, printed in full color, brought together the most prominent painters and illustrators of the period, and were meticulously printed on fine, strong paper by the art printing and publishing firm of Edouard Devambez (1844-1923). Posters celebrating the famous children's porridge invented by pharmacist Emile Falières (1833-1908) in 1866. It was under the direction of his successor, Eugène Chassaing (1843-1912), that the most innovative advertising campaigns, targeting both children and adults, saw the light of day. The collection includes five plates by painter André Devambez (1867-1944), son of the printer, three plates by Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939) [the only dated plates in the series: Contes 3, 4: 1904 and Planche 16: 1906, the latter being a goose game] and the astonishing double plate 14 by Charles Léandre (1862-1934). Each artist with his or her own highly inventive and graphically accomplished style, and always with a variety of layouts. Tale 1. La Fée bienfaisante by André Devambez. Tale 2. Les Etrennes du méchant Totor by André Devambez. Story 3. Briffaut le bon chien [on the board]. Histoire de Briffaut le bon chien ou les bienfaits de la Phosphatine Falières [on the envelope] by Benjamin Rabier. Tale 4. Les Animaux et la Phosphatine Falières by Benjamin Rabier. Tale 5. Histoire véridique de Cricri dite Touche-à-tout by Adolphe Willette (1857-1926). Story 6. Le Nouveau Chaperon rouge by Louis Morin (1855-1938). Tale 7. Histoire d'un petit fifre by Eugène Courboin (1851-1925). Tale 8. Histoire de la petite Tata et du gros Patapouf by André Devambez. Tale 9. Les Aventures du Capitaine Mille-Sabords by André Devambez. Tale 10. Un Bon Petit Coeur by Jean Geoffroy [dit Géo] (1853-1924). Tale 11. La Phosphatine lyrique by Eugène Belville (1863-1931). Tale 12. L'Usine enchantée by André Devambez. Story 13. La Raison du plus fort by Albert Guillaume (1873-1942). Story 14. Story of Karoly, King of the Dardanelles by Charles Léandre. Sheet 16. Les Jeux de la Phosphatine Falières, a new goose game illustrated by Benjamin Rabier [on the board]. Le Jeu de la Phosphatine Falières by Benjamin Rabier [on envelope]. Tale 17. Lolotte et le chat maigre by Théophile Steinlen (1859-1923). Tale 18. Le Malin Frédéric by Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946). Tale 19. Les Petits Tambours by Bernard Naudin (1876-1946). It's not just for babies: soldiers must have it in their musette, Steinlen's cats love it and Karoly, King of the Dardanelles, declares to the caricatures of Europe's heads of state: "Spread the use of this excellent Phosphatine in your States, and universal peace is assured for ever. A highly sought-after set - the series included twenty titles - and in mint condition in the original sealed envelopes. A crack on the edge of the envelope for story 11 and the envelope for plate 16, with a small damage to a fold on the latter. Enclosed: - LOBRICHON (Timoléon). Alphabet de la Phosphatine Falières. Illustrations by T. Lobrichon. Published by Phosphatine Falières. Paris. [Circa 1905]. Printed for Chassaing & Cie. Paris. Devambez. Impressions artistiques. Paris. Alphabet patented S.G.D.G. (20,8x16cm). (20) pp. soft card covers, the first illustrated in color, Phosphatine soup tureen with children in the center of the second. First edition with four additional pages - three pages of alphabets and syllables and a multiplication table. Cover and twelve plates based on original watercolors by painter Timoléon Marie Lobrichon (1831-1914). As new, in original protective paper. - Méthode complète d'écriture en deux cahiers edited by Phosphatine Falières [on paper containing:] Premier Cahier d'écriture [et] Deuxième Cahier d'écriture. Published by Phosphatine Falières. [Paris. Circa 19