MONTORGUEIL (Georges) - VIDAL (Pierre). - Lot 92

MONTORGUEIL (Georges) - VIDAL (Pierre). Life in Montmartre. Paris : G. Boudet, Ch. Tallandier, [1899]. - In-4, olive-green half-maroquin with corners, gilded fillets, ribbed spine decorated with gilded and mosaic motifs, gilded head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (V. Champs). First edition, printed in an edition of 750 copies, of this much sought-after work for both its documentary and artistic aspects of Montmartre at the end of the 19th century. Montorgueil covers all facets of Montmartre, addressing the following themes in turn: Old Montmartre. - Montmartre builds Montmartre. - The Montmartroise. - Political Montmartre. - The Sacré-Coeur. - Pilgrims and worshippers. - The artists. - Picturesque cabarets. - Montmartre song. - The fairground. - Theaters and trestles. - The mills. - Dancing in Montmartre. - The night watchman. - Les reposoirs galants. The edition is illustrated with 150 lithographs by Pierre Vidal, including one in color covering the front and back covers, depicting the famous "vachalcade", a color frontispiece, 15 color faux-titles and 133 black vignettes in the text. One of 700 copies on Papeteries du Marais lithographic paper, produced especially for this work, this one enriched with a proof before the letter of the cover, preserved in one piece, the publication prospectus and two leaves taken from the "Bibliographie de la France", containing double-page advertising for the work. Beautiful mosaic binding by Victor Champs. Spine and edges of boards faded. The leaves from the "Bibliographie de la France" have browned the last page of the prospectus and the flyleaf.