Alphonse MUCHA (Czech, 1860–1939) - Lot 191

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Alphonse MUCHA (Czech, 1860–1939) - Lot 191
Alphonse MUCHA (Czech, 1860–1939) La Plume – Issue dedicated to Alphonse Mucha (“Alphonse Mucha and His Work”), No. 197, July 1, 1897 Complete issue, paperback bound in original cover; front cover featuring a color lithograph by Mucha, 96 pages illustrated with 127 reproductions of the artist’s work (posters, decorative panels, book illustrations, sketches) and a caricature of Mucha by Whidhopff. Published by the Société anonyme “La Plume,” Paris. Signed on the “Mucha” plate in the lower right corner of the front cover. Dimensions: Sheet: approx. 24.5 × 17.5 cm (9.6 × 6.9 in.) Condition: Original cover yellowed and rubbed; spine worn with tears, scuffs, and small areas of paper loss; creases and rounded corners on the front cover; scattered small foxing spots and a slight stain on the front cover; interior clean, pages uniformly yellowed; book block still sturdy. Unframed. Period: first edition, 1897. A major contemporary publication on Mucha, released at the height of his fame in Paris during his retrospective at the Salon des Cent in 1897. The cover is an original lithograph designed by Mucha for this issue. Texts by Léon Deschamps, Yvanhoé Rambosson, Frantz Jourdain, Sarah Bernhardt, and others.
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