188 - LÉANDRE, Charles. *Nocturnes*. Unpublished color album.

LÉANDRE, Charles. *Nocturnes*. Unpublished color album. First edition of this album of 20 drawings by Charles Léandre, depicting Parisian and Montmartre nights. One of the 25 limited-edition copies on Japanese paper, signed by the artist, from the library of André Barrier. Paris, H. Simonis Empis, n.d. [1896]. Folio, paperback, cover printed in black, illustrated with a color composition on the front cover and a black-and-white composition on the back cover. 4 unnumbered leaves (half-title, title page, and preface) and 20 plates in black and monochrome after Léandre, with a black-and-white composition on the title page (reproduced in color on the cover). Cover frayed and detached, with small tears; spine reinforced with adhesive tape; first 8 leaves nearly detached from the rest (seams torn or fragile). First edition and first printing of the 20 drawings by Charles Léandre (1862–1934), depicting Parisian nights and the regulars at the cafés of Montmartre. Each plate is titled and captioned. A preface by Pierre Véber (1869–1942) introduces the collection. One of the 25 first-edition copies on Japanese paper, signed by the artist (no. 23). A copy from the library of the great bibliophile André Barrier (1870–1957), who served as president of the Société des Cent Bibliophiles, featuring his handwritten bookplate on the blank endpaper. A complete album of his plates in excellent condition.