Vintage Advertising Posters

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Posters from Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster).

1895 to November, 1900 two hundred and fifty six color lithographic plates were issued under the guidance of Jules Chéret the father of poster art. In all ninety seven artists contributed to this series. Four prints were sent to subscribers every month. These prints were never issued in book from but binding was an option that was offered for a full year's subscription. These images are the quintessential representation of the Belle Époque. Advertisements for food, theater and wine are fantastically illustrated through lavish dress and ornate design, epitomizing the Art Nouveau style.

• Plate 6. Henry Ibels. "l'Escarmouche . . ." 10 x 7 1/2. $400
• Plate 13. Jules Chéret. "Saxoléine Pétrole de Sureté . . ." 11 x 7 3/4. Above Left. $650
• Plate 14. Adolf Willette. "L'Enfant Prodigue . . ." 10 x 7 1/2. $225
• Plate 17. Jules Chéret. "Champs-Elysées Palais de Glace." 11 x 7 3/4. $700

• Plate 20. Edward Penfield. "Harper's March." 11 1/4 x 8 1/2. $500
• Plate 23. Dumas Realier. "Incandescence par le Gaz . . ." 13 1/2 x 4 3/4. $375
• Plate 25. Jules Chéret. "Alcazar d'été Lidia." 10 1/4 x 7. $600
• Plate 29. Jules Chéret. "Quinquina Dubonnet . . ." 11 x 7 1/2. $700

• Plate 31. George Meunier. "Excursions en Normandie & Bretagne . . ." 10 3/4 x 7 3/4. $275
• Plate 32. Charles H. Woodbury. "The July Century." 13 3/8 x 8 3/8. $450
• Plate 33. Jules Chéret. "Théâtrophone." 10 1/8 x 7. $600
• Plate 34. Théophile Steinlen. "Musique d'Alphonse Duvernoy Hellé Opéra . . ." 10 x 7 1/2. $200
• Plate 40. Henri Meunier. "Salle du Cirque Royal Bruxelles; Concerts Ysaye." 12 1/8 x 9 1/8. $700

• Plate 46. Théophile Steinlen. "Mothu et Doria. Scènes Impressionnistes." 10 x 7 3/4. $700
• Plate 61. Jules Chéret. "Hippodrome de la Porte Maillot. Paris Courses. Nouveau Sport Grand Prix Une Rivière en Diamants de 20.000 F." 12 3/4 x 9 1/8. Slight time toning. $500
• Plate 127. Otto Fischer. "Kunst-Anstalt fuer Moderne Plakate. Wilhelm Hoffmann Dresden." 13 1/8 x 8 3/4. Old hinge stain in top margin, not affecting image. $700

Posters and advertisements from numerous literary publications. Circa 1890-1910. Chromolithographs and screen prints.

For Harper's:

• Edward Penfield. "Harper's Round Table, Interscholastic Sport." New York, circa 1894. 16 x 10 1/2. Water stain in bottom left margin. $300

• "The Spanish American War in its Political Naval & Military Aspects, By Senator Lodge begins in Harper's February." New York, ca. 1898. 17 1/2 x 8 1/4. Folds as issued. Faint water stain in top left corner. Several repaired tears in margins. $125

For Lippincott's.

None currently available.

For Scribner's.

• Blanche McManus. "Scribner's Fiction Number." New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. 23 x 14 1/4. Folded as issued. Several small repaired tears in margins. Water stain down left side. $375

• "Coney Island, by Julian Ralph and Henry McCarter. In July for Scribner's." York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. 19 x 14. Folds as issued. $225

• F.C. Yohn. "Scribner's For May." New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 22 1/2 x 15. Water stain along left side. Surface dirt and small numerous tears along outside margins. $200

• Howard Chandler Christy. "Scribner's for October." New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 21 3/4 x 14. Several small repaired tears along edges. $85

• Charles Dana Gibson. "The Christmas Scribner's New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 22 x 14 1/2. Chip out of corner, bottom right margin, not affecting image. $450

For The Century. (the successor to Scribner's):

• Elisha Brown Bird. "The Century For March." New York: H.A. Thomas & Wylie, 1896. 20 1/4 x 13 1/8. Fold in center. Several repaired tears along margins. Slight water stain down left side. $375

• "The Century for February." New York: G.H. Bueke & Co., 1897. 21 x 14. Water stain along left side. Repaired 1" tear in bottom margin. Wear along bottom edge. Portraits of Grant and Washington. $225

From The Sunday World. The Sunday editions of New York World Newspaper:

• "June 14th." New York, 1896. 17 1/4 x 11 1/2. Folded as issued. (Poster for the Republican Convention of 1896.) $175

• "The Sunday World, 8 Funny Pages, Feb 7th." New York, 1897. 18 1/2 x 11 3/4. Date written in pencil in image. Folds as issued. Slight transference. $175

• "The Sunday World. May 2nd." New York, 1897. 16 1/2 x 12. Date written in pencil in image. Folds as issued. Slight transference. $225

• F. Gilbert Edge. "The Sunday World, July, 18th." New York, circa. 1897. 18 x 12. Few small repaired tears. (woman on beach) $250

For Outing Magazine.

None currently available.

Other publications:

• "New York Herald, Sunday April 10th." New York: 1895. 19 x 12. Fold in bottom third through text. Numerous repaired tears and small chip missing in bottom left margin. (Three animals looking at the moon.) $175

• "The New York Sunday Press. December 29 New Year's Number." New York: 1895. 22 3/4 x 16 5/8. Center, horizontal fold as issued. Smudges and chips in margins and at right corners, none affecting image. $275

• "New York Sunday Journal, Sunday, March 29th, 1896." New York: 1896. 21 3/4 x 15 3/8. One each horizontal and vertical folds at center, as issued. Bottom right corner of margin chipped, not affecting image. (Woman in yellow, fishing.) $350

• [Admiral Dewey]. New York: Sackett & Wilhelms Litho & Prig. Co., 1899. 21 x 13 3/4. Water stain along left side. Folded through center. $75

• "Yours, For a Quarter. Only One of One Hundred Features in the Great Christmas Standard." Circa, 1900. 18 x 14 1/2. Repaired tears and in margins. $85

• "Everybody's Magazine." New York: Ridgeway Co., circa 1900. 9 3/4 x 6 3/4. $50

• "The Delineator." [Portrait of woman]. New York: Butterick Publishing, February, 1905. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. Water stain along right side. $75

Advertising for books:

• William H. Bradley. (1868-1962). "Fringilla." Cleveland: Burrows Brothers, 1895. 18 x 7 1/8 (image). Wood cut. Soft creases and folds. Else, very good condition. Edition: 239/1000. [poster to promote book of the same title by Richard Doddridge Blackmore]. $550

• Philip R. Goodwin. "Captain Ravenshaw. By Robert Neilson Stephens." Boston: Geo. H. Walker & Co., circa 1900. 21 3/4 x 13. 1 1/4" chip in bottom margin. Repaired tear in right margin. Minor surface wear. (Elizabethan London in background) $150

• Charles Dana Gibson. "A Corner in Women, by Tom Masson." New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1905. 20 1/4 x 13. Water stain down left side. $175

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