Memoirs of a Proper Young Man <br /><i>Les Mémoires d'un jeune homme rangé </i>
Memoirs of a Proper Young Man
By Tristan Bernard
A. Fayard

Memoirs of a Proper Young Man
Les Mémoires d'un jeune homme rangé

Author: Tristan Bernard

Year: 1899

Description: Tristan Bernard was a playwright, novelist, journalist, and lawyer who wrote for the théâtre de boulevard, a genre meant to entertain middle-class audiences on Sunday afternoons. He had a sharp eye for the ridiculous and keen tendency to deflate pompous characters.

​Although much admired for his quick-witted plays, this novel was greatly appreciated by his contemporaries. Early editions include illustrations by Hermann-Paul.

Publisher: A. Fayard



Annees d'Aventures
Annees d'Aventures
By Alfred Capus
Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle
  • 11, Rue de Grenelle
  • Editor: Eugene Fasquelle

Annees d'Aventures

Author: Alfred Capus

Year: 1903

Description: Alfred Capus began his adult life as the sensible son of a Marseille lawyer. He studied engineering in Paris. In time, he was drawn instead to journalism and later the arts. Yet his scientific training was never far behind. His first published work was an obituary for Charles Darwin. 

This novel was first published in 1885 and its theme was existential freedom. In this regard, it owes heavily to the work of Henrik Isben. It went through several printings and Hermann-Paul illustrated the 1903 edition.

Publisher: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle

  • 11, Rue de Grenelle
  • Editor: Eugene Fasquelle



Les Maitres Humoristes no. 9
Les Maitres Humoristes no. 9
By René Georges Hermann-Paul
Librairie Félix Juven
  • Société d'édition et de publications 
  • 122 Rue Réaumur à Paris

Les Maitres Humoristes no. 9

Author: René Georges Hermann-Paul

Year: 1907

Description: Le Rire Editor Felix Juven released compilations of his most prominent artists in book form. Number nine featured the work of Hermann-Paul.

It is a large volume of roughly 400 drawings, most in black or sepia. Several span the full frame while most pages feature two to four illustrations. 

Publisher: Librairie Félix Juven

  • Société d'édition et de publications 
  • 122 Rue Réaumur à Paris



Les Lais, le Testament et les Poées diverses
Les Lais, le Testament et les Poées diverses
By François Villon
Léon Pichon
  • 5 Rue Christine, Paris (1922)
  • 1 vol. (CVIII p.) : ill. ; 28 cm.

Les Lais, le Testament et les Poées diverses

Author: François Villon

Year: 1922

Description: François Villon was a Fifteenth Century poet, thief and vagabond whose work remained in print for centuries. Hermann-Paul illustrated this 1922 edition for Léon Pichon

Publisher: Léon Pichon

  • 5 Rue Christine, Paris (1922)
  • 1 vol. (CVIII p.) : ill. ; 28 cm.



Mitsou, ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles
Mitsou, ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles
By Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Arthème Fayard & Cie, Paris

Mitsou, ou Comment l'esprit vient aux filles

Author: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Year: 1926

Description: Originally published in 1919 as part of the "Maitres et jeunes d Aujourd hui" series. The book contains 16 illustrations by Hermann-Paul. The cover is from a portrait drawing of a nude woman by Dignimont.

Publisher: Arthème Fayard & Cie, Paris



Les Transatlantiques
Les Transatlantiques
By Abel Hermant
Albin Michel
  • 22 rue Huyghens, Paris

Les Transatlantiques

Author: Abel Hermant

Year: 1927

Description: An American family vacations in France. Humor arises from their failure to understand the locals and vice versa. First published in 1897, it was adapted to for film in 1928. Illustrations based on the watercolors of Hermann-Paul. 316pp.

Publisher: Albin Michel

  • 22 rue Huyghens, Paris



Le Calvaire
Le Calvaire
By Octave Mirbeau
Paul Ollendorff
  • 28 bis, Rue de Richelieu, Paris

Le Calvaire

Author: Octave Mirbeau

Year: 1928

Description: Le Calvaire is an autobiographical novel in which Mirbeau chronicles a ruinous affair with a woman of dubious morals. Humiliated by his lover, the main character attempts to transform his suffering into an impulse for creativity. Originally published in 1886, Hermann-Paul illustrated this 1928 edition.

Publisher: Paul Ollendorff

  • 28 bis, Rue de Richelieu, Paris



Le génie et les fumisteries du divin
Le génie et les fumisteries du divin
By Henry de Montherlant
Nouvelle Société  édition
  • 101 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Le génie et les fumisteries du divin

Author: Henry de Montherlant

Year: 1929

Description: Title page by Hermann-Paul Montherlant died of an accute self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in 1972.

Publisher: Nouvelle Société  édition

  • 101 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.



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