Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Blum et Cie. Projets de Publicité (Blum and Co., Advertising Projects) [SIGNED]

Roy, Roger

Paris: La Société Anonyme d'Éditions Périodiques, Le Rire, 1936. Limited edition. Softcover. 1/500. Folio. [20 pages]. Red and black printed printed paper portfolio, with black and red text over white on the front cover. Housing loose unpaginated folded pages. #402 from a limited edition of 500 copies, numbered and signed by the artist on the interior front wrapper. A special issue of the French humor magazine "Le Rire" (Laughter) from November, 14th 1936, containing 18 political caricatures by artist Roger Roy. Following an introductory text page, there are a total of 17 full page caricatures in b/w, and a single double-page spread in color. The images throughout attack and criticize the figures and policies of the socialist government of President Leon Blum, and his governing Popular Front coalition. Most images throughout contain a caricature of Blum himself and/or other government figures as they oversee the ruin of France, and in numerous images submit to the will of Joseph Stalin. Notably the final image contains a caricature of Josephine Baker. President Leon Blum was Jewish, and a number of images here have a vague to overt anti-semitic elements. All images are lithographically printed and captioned underneath.

Text throughout in French.

Portfolio with some light rubbing and chipping to extremities. Interior with most images throughout clean and bright. The final image with minor staining at the bottom. Portfolio in good+, interior in very good+ condition overall. Protected in modern mylar. g+ to vg+. Item #48539

Price: $500.00