SPAT (GABRIEL S. PATLAGEAN) Vedettes Mondiales de l'Écran. Paris 1923 4to Spat (Gabriel S. Patlagean S Decorated Wrappers Fine. Preface by Louis Delluc and Commentary by André Daven. Paris 1923. 4to, stiff wrappers in mauve with all-over swirl design in deep blue, black and darker mauve; paper cover label. Fine. Of 92 copies, this is #54 of the Japan Imperial paper issue with coloring retouched by the artist. With 32 clever color caricatures of "world stars of the screen" by SPAT, pseudonym for Gabriel S. Patlagean, who is described in the preface as a young Russian sculptor. I can find no further information on this artist, but he was a brilliant caricaturist. Each with a brief literary portrait by André L. Daven. Louis Delluc, an important figure in French cinema was a director, script writer and critic of contemporary French and American film. (The "Prix Louis Delluc" is given to the best French film every year.) Film stars caricatured include Jackie Coogan, Lilian Gish, Constance and Norma Talmadge, Douglas Fairbanks, Pola Negri, Nazimova, Mary Pickford, Lady Diana Manners, Sessue Hayakawa, William Hart and Charlie Chaplin. Illustrated by Spat. Fine Price: USD 1,500.00 other currencies   order no. 003245    inquire

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