Charles Paul De Kock: The Flower Girl V.II with original watercolor and etchings.
The “Bibliomania Ltd Edition of 250 sets by The Frederick J. Quinby Co. 1905, Boston, London, Paris.
John Sloan Illustrations: the aquarelle, five original etchings, one photogravure and three reproduced ink drawings.
The Boston publishing firm Frederick J. Quinby Co. hired W.S. Potts, John F. Sloan and other Ashcan School artists to illustrate limited Deluxe edition of de Kock novels. A single set of 100 volumes was $50,000, a huge sum at the turn of the century.
Hand-drawn illustrations, etchings signed by the artist, half morocco leather Art Nouveau binding with gilt titles and top edge, tall gilt raised bands, fine floral tooling and vellum pages.
Watermarked edition number and publisher signature. 8vo, 9.25 x 6.5
John French Sloan (1871 - 1951): an American painter and etcher, one of the founders of the Ashcan school
From 1902 to 1905, John Sloan (1871-1951) created 53 etchings to illustrate novels by French author Charles Paul de Kock (1793-1871), whose satires of early 19th-century Parisian society were popular in the US at the turn of the century. While Sloan known for his gritty depictions of life in the streets and tenements of New York City, the de Kock commission allowed him to refine his etching technique and ability to convey anecdotal incidents with wry humor.
John French Sloan (American, 1871 - 1951)
Charles Paul de Kock (French, 1793-1871)

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