With ex-libris Maurice Guibert to the inside cover designed by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, depicting a caricature of Guibert in a Japanese style with his initials. The book itself is an evocation of the musical and social culture surrounding the popular Parisian composer Philippe Musard. 62 pp. One quarter red cloth with marbled boards, gilt lettering and ornaments to spine. Internal foxing and toning, light shelf wear; ex libris very fine and overall fine. 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.5 cm).

The amateur photographer Maurice Guibert is primarily known for his friendship with painter Henri de Toulouse-Laturec, who designed his characteristic ex-libris in 1893. Inspired by the Japonisme movement and in particular by his study of tsubas, decorative hand guards for Japanese swords, Toulouse-Lautrec drew a small caricature of his friend in a Japanese style. The drawing was engraved by Stern in three formats. Surprisingly for this prolific artist, it is the sole ex-libris by Toulouse-Lautrec. (See: Germaine Meyer-Noirel, L'Ex-Libris, histoire, art, techniques, p. 204).