SET OF TWO MANUALS IN FRENCH CH. SCHALLER ‘L’ART DE GRIMER’ [THE ART OF MAKE-UP]. 1930. J. RENEZ ‘L’ART DE SE GRIMER’ [THE ART OF APPLYING MAKE-UP]

1) CH. SCHALLER ‘L’ART DE GRIMER’ [THE ART OF MAKE-UP] Haguenau, Ch. Schaller Éditeur, 1930. Printed by A. Willm, Niederbronn-Les-Bains Manual for the use of theatre hairdressers, actors and professional schools Preface by Ch. Schaller, Professor at the Haguenau Advanced School 1 vol. Paperback (stapled), 40 p. + XVIII plates including 8 study plates (coloured), 2 plates illustrated in black and white and 8 plates illustrated with photographic reproductions (images laminated). Portrait of the author on p.7. Folding colour chart in fine, Grim-Stick, inoffensive theatre make-up, Dorin-Paris. In French. 23,3 x 15,8 x 0,5 cm 2) JOACHIM RENEZ (1873-1942) ‘L’ART DE SE GRIMER’ [THE ART OF APPLYING MAKE-UP] Paris, L.Billaudot Éditeur, s.d. [1926] 3rd edition, revised and enlarged by G. Barlet, of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Letter to the Editor from J. Renez, Paris, 20 February 1904. Preface by Désiré Pougaud, of the Théâtre Municipal du Châtelet. 1 vol. Paperback (stapled), 24 p. ill. in black and white in the text. Cover spotted, soiled. Good condition inside. In French. 21 x 13.7 cm ‘.. make-up is an art fraught with difficulties. Since this little manual is intended for young girls and young men who love the theatre, we shall try to simplify their task by indicating in the most concise manner the means of achieving the best results by the simplest procedures...’. Joachim Renez (1873-1942) Novelist, playwright and lyricist. Pseudonym of Joachim René Lesquereux. Désiré Pougaud (1866-1928) French actor. Songwriter and playwright. Pseudonym of Désiré Cousin