La Lithographie Originale en Couleurs

Andre Mellerio, Pierre Bonnard

Publication de L'Estampe et L'Affiche, Paris, 1898

[19th century French Color lithographs] Two original color lithographs by Pierre Bonnard; pictorial wrappers and frontispiece. Minor loss to spine. Limited edition of 800 copies. Held in a tan cloth box, with cloth ties. [4], 43, [5] pages, [1] leaf of plates : color portrait ; 22 x 20 cm.  "Cette edition a ete tiree a mille exemplaires, dont deux cents, numerotes, sur papier de Hollande, et huit cents, sur papier velin"--T.p. verso.  "Because of its cover and multi-color frontispiece, this book is often considered the first French 'livre de peintre with original color lithographs"- Hofer, Artist & the Book, 1860-1960, p. 26.  Cate and Hitchings, The Color Revolution, pp 73-79.