POIRET (Paul). Pan. Luxury directory. Year... - Lot 94 - Ader

POIRET (Paul). Pan. Luxury directory. Year 1928. Paris: Devambrez, 1924 . - In-4, 312 x 268: (125 ff.). Mustard canvas publisher's cardboard signed, title stamped in black and silver on the first flat, smooth spine. First and only year published of this luxurious advertising directory entirely mounted on tabs. It includes a portrait of Paul Poiret by the Lipnitzki studio in frontispiece, protected by a captioned snake, 2 sheets of text and 116 advertising plates divided into six thematic parts, each beginning with a descriptive sheet: Monsieur & Madame (53 plates) - La Maison (21 plates). - The Table (8 plates). - Fantasy (2 plates). - The City (18 plates). - Travel & Sports (14 plates). The majority of these advertisements, reproduced in black and colour, are illustrated with compositions by artists in vogue at the time such as Pierre Fau, Edy-Legrand, Y. B. Dyl, Lucien Boucher, Charles Martin, Libis, Foujita, Sem, Cocteau, etc. Dirty cardboard. Very good interior condition.