Hardcover Album Lefevre Utile: "Contemporains Celebres" from January 1904 "Premiere Serie"     "Premier Serie" noted on the front cover, the title page and publisher page.    

  • "Les Contemporains Celebres" contains 28 biographies of famous actors, singers, literary figures, critics,

NOTE: This first series version of the album was published with 14 illustrated caricature plates by Cappiello.       rare album with these included...    not all of these Les Contemporains Celebres" albums have them.

Incredible art and photography book  published by Lefevre-Utile and Octave Beauchamp, Paris, in 1904 containing portraits, biographies, signed testimonials of contemporary celebrities who all love Lefevre-Utile biscuits.   

Introduction by Paul Acker.   Vogel illustrations.    Embossed endpapers of swans.

High Quaity book Includes 14 Cappiello caricatures of contemporary celebrities; photo portraits by Nadar, Boyer, Reutlinger.....artisically set in decorated panels.   Bios and facsimile autographs.   Celebrities include Sarah Bernhardt, Anatole France, Rejane, Granier, Massenet, Bartholdi, and more

This volume has wood covers: Front has the Mucha medallion portrait of Sarah Benhardt in the upper circle cutout from her role in "La Princess Lointaine"   Thistle flower also on front cover; stork on the back cover.

Text in French.

CONDITION:
Interior Pages are VG+. 
VG Boards: some soiling;  Edgewear; corner wear; Front wood cover has a triangular wood repair at top right.   VG+ Pages: some Foxing

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