b'1391152JOHN HALL THORPE (1874-1947),The Wise Men,woodcut,signed in pencil lower right Hall Thorpe,titled in the lower margin, 19 x 18cm$1,5002,0001153GEORGE BARBIER, (FRENCH, 1882-1932),Le Bonheur du Jour ou Les Gracesla Mode.[Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924],16 plates and title, illustrations coloured in pochoir by Henri Reidel after George Barbier, illustrated title page and illustrations in the text.Loose as issued in the original printed paper wrappers.Le Bonheur du Jour-ou Les Graces a la Mode was a deluxe limited edition series, assembled and published by Jules Meynial, 1924.A George Barbier tour-de-force, which caused great excitement at the time of its release and is sought as a choice rarity by collectors today. Images were created by George Barbier and hand engraved by Reidel between 1920-1924. The portfolio was released to select clients in 1924. The technique used was1152called pochoir, executed by expert teams of artisans in opaque gouache with the use of meticulously cut stencils and accented with line drawings created by Barbier and engraved into a metal plate by Reidel that was embossed into the printing paper.$5,0007,500Ex 1153'