217 - MARTIN, Charles, and ASTRUC, Marcel. My Horse, My Friends, and My Girlfriend. Illustrations by Charles Martin.

MARTIN, Charles, and ASTRUC, Marcel. My Horse, My Friends, and My Girlfriend. Illustrations by Charles Martin. First edition of this offbeat portrayal of life during the Great War, illustrated with 20 line engravings enhanced with stencil work by Charles Martin, one of the great illustrators of the Art Deco movement. Paris, La Renaissance du Livre, 1921. In-8, paperback, flap cover printed in black and red, untrimmed. 231 pp. and 1 f. (end of printing), 20 line-engraved drawings enhanced with stencils by Charles Martin, including 16 insert illustrations and 4 double-page spreads. Cover soiled and slightly frayed, tears on the spine. First edition of this satire on the mores of World War I, in which the author captures its most frivolous aspects, from the lover’s sobs to the soldier’s last words. It is illustrated with 20 line engravings enhanced with stencils by Charles Martin (1884–1934), one of the great illustrators and designers of the Art Deco movement and the fashion of the Roaring Twenties, particularly famous for his contributions to the *Gazette du bon ton* and his illustrations for Érik Satie’s *Sports et divertissements*. A unique edition limited to 500 numbered copies on Lafuma pure-fiber paper (No. 316). A complete copy with fresh, well-preserved plates.