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Paris: Le Mot 1914-1915 Bound folio
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Paris: Le Mot 1914-1915 Bound folio
Paris: Le Mot. 1914-1915. Bound folio with a book cover by A.G. Gonon and a book plate for H.P. Gassier (French cartoonist - 1883-1951). 20 parts, original illustrated wrappers, cover designs by Jean Cocteau and Paul Iribe with illustrations by Cocteau, Sem, Dufy, Bakst, Lhote, Gleizes and Pierre-Emile Legrain. Complete set of 20 issues, published between 28th November 1914 and 1st July 1915. Co-founded by Jean Cocteau and the designer and fashion illustrator Paul Iribe. Le Mot is notably patriotic and anti-German. Iribe contributes most of the striking cover designs while Cocteau supplies poems, articles and numerous drawings and cartoons pseudonymously signed Jim. The folio is in excellent condition. Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) & Paul Iribe (1883-1935)
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1883 1951 28th Bakst Bound Cartoonist Cocteau Complete Designer Dufy Emile Folio Founded Gassier Gleizes Gonon Illustrations Illustrator Iribe Issues Legrain Lhote Parts Pierre Wrappers
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This print showcases a rare and historically significant bound folio of "Le Mot," a French literary and artistic review published in Paris between 1914 and 1915. The folio, featuring 20 parts, boasts striking cover designs by Jean Cocteau and Paul Iribe, as well as illustrations by an impressive roster of artists including Sem, Dufy, Bakst, Lhote, Gleizes, and Pierre-Emile Legrain. Co-founded by Jean Cocteau and Paul Iribe, the folio is a testament to the vibrant and innovative artistic scene in Paris during this period. Notably patriotic and anti-German, "Le Mot" served as a platform for Cocteau to contribute poems, articles, and numerous drawings and cartoons under the pseudonym "Jim." The folio is in excellent condition, with original illustrated wrappers and a book cover designed by A.G. Gonon and a book plate for H.P. Gassier. This complete set of 20 issues was published between November 28, 1914, and July 1, 1915, and represents a unique and valuable piece of art and literary history.
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