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Lot 616: French Poster Book

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Lot 616: French Poster Book
<b>BOOKS AND PERIODICALS</b> <p> <b>616. Catalogue d'Affiches IllustrÈes/Ed. Sagot.</b> 1891.
6 1/2 x 10 in./16.5 x 25.3 cm
Original softcover binding; cover slightly soiled; foxing on some paper edges.
Ref: PAI-XXXII, 577
Sagot was the principal poster dealer in Paris during the 1890s and this, his first poster catalogue, launched the poster craze of that epoch. A total of 2,233 posters are offered , with wonderful commentary on many of them. Prices range mostly from 1 franc to 10 francs (a few maquettes are priced as high as 100 francs). Cover by ChÈret, who is represented by 569 of his posters for sale. 1 of only 550 printed copies.
<b>Est: $1,000-$1,200.</b>
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