LE CENTAURE. Recueil trimestriel de Littérature et d'Art. Premier & Deuxième Volume. (All Published).

Paris., 1896.. Original publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to front covers, pale blue endpapers, original front wrappers preserved.. 2 vols. 4to. (248 x 192 mm).. Original wrapper for each vol. half-title with justification verso to each vol., title and text in French throughout illustrated with vignettes, original lithographs, etchings (see below) and reproductions, hors-texte plates, each with tissue guardleaf with printed title, text and some plates printed on smooth wove paper, supplements on green paper (vol. I) and newsprint (vol. II) with announcements, advertisements, contents, the 'bulletin d'abonnement' and other details bound in at rear of each vol. The complete series ofthe literary and artistic review 'Le Centaure' with all the original prints and the supplements.Vol. I: 7 plates including 3 original colour lithographs by Jacques-Emile Blanche (colour) and Charles Leandre; and 2 original etchings by Felicien Rops and Gustave Leheutre. Cover designed by Louis Anquetin. Literary contributions by Valery, de Regnier, Louys, Gide et al.Vol. II: 6 plates, including 3 original lithographs by Armand Point, Henri Heran (colour) and Paul Ranson (colour); and 1 original etching by Albert Besnard. Literary contributions by de Regnier, Valery (the first appearance of 'La Soiree avec M. Teste'), Gide, Louys, et al. Facsimile manuscript of Heredia's 'Salut a l'empereur'.Advertisements (with designs by Bonnard, Vallotton, Cheret, Willette, et al.) bound in at rear of each volume. The lithographs were printed by A. Clot and the etchings by A. Delatre.