GEORGES GABRIEL THENON (RIP) (1884–1941) PAUL HUBERT COLIN (1892–1985) COCKTAIL DE PARIS LIMITED EDITION.

Paris, Éditions Demangel, 1929. Paperback, colour illustrated cover, Art Deco illustrations by Paul Colin, pages of period advertisements. Published in a limited edition of just 100 copies; this copy is unnumbered. Print run details The following were printed from this work: 50 copies on Hélio Alfa, numbered 1 to 50; 50 copies on Vergé Baroque, numbered from 51 to 100; 10 copies on Japon hors commerce, numbered from I to X, constituting the original edition. Printed on 14 August 1929 by Demangel, master printer, at 7 bis rue de l’Étoile, Paris. In French No dust jacket. Worn cover, tears, creases, pages browned, a few loose pages. This collection serves as an illustrated guide to Parisian cocktails, complete with recipes for accompanying dishes. A definitive reference work on the Parisian cocktails of the era, it perfectly captures the cocktail culture of the time as well as its distinctive Art Deco aesthetic. Rip, pseudonym of Georges Gabriel Thenon French songwriter, illustrator, librettist and revue creator, best known as a master of the revue genre. His shows, performed by renowned artists such as Mistinguett, Raimu, Arletty and Michel Simon, were staged in Paris’s most prestigious theatres. Paul Hubert Colin Painter, draughtsman, costume designer, set designer and one of the most innovative and influential French poster artists and lithographers of the early 20th century. He made his name in 1925 with his poster for the Revue Nègre, which helped launch Josephine Baker’s career and propelled him to the forefront of the modern school of lithographic poster art.