Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de

Au Cirque.  Vingt-deux dessins aux crayons de couleur.  Paris: Goupil, 1905 — Au Cirque.  Dix-sept dessins aux crayons de couleur.  Paris: Librairie de France, ca. 1905



2 portfolios, unbound as issued (17 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.; 438 x 324 mm).  Title and text with each portfolio, 39 fine lithographed plates mounted on card, each with numbered protective sheet attached to card; text leaves foxed, plates with occasional minimal spotting.  Publisher's half cloth portfolios, printed boards with Lautrec's monogram in red; some soiling and wear. 

2 portfolios, unbound as issued (17 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.; 438 x 324 mm). Title and text with each portfolio, 39 fine lithographed plates mounted on card, each with numbered protective sheet attached to card; text leaves foxed, plates with occasional minimal spotting. Publisher's half cloth portfolios, printed boards with Lautrec's monogram in red; some soiling and wear.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

First and second series of Toulouse-Lautrec's Au Cirque, with beautifully preserved plates.  First series is number 198 of 200 numbered sets; second series, number 19 of 200.