[Bonnard, P. and A. Jarry] Terrasse, C., Franc-Nohain and A. Jarry. Répertoire des Pantins

Nine vols. (all published). Paris, Mercure de France, (1896)-1898, 3-11 pages each (incl. insides of backwr.), music by Claude Terrasse, text by Franc-Nohain (6x) and Alfred Jarry (3x). Orig. lithogr. wr. by Pierre Bonnard (brother-in-law of Terrasse, 6x) and Jarry (3x), var. folio sizes, kept together in private cl. box w. giltlettered spine.

Bouvet, Bonnard, The complete graphic work, 1981, 46-51: "The Théatre des Pantins was a puppet theatre founded by Alfred Jarry, Franc-Nohain and Claude Terrasse. Bonnard worked with these three in making the marionettes. (...) Bonnard produced the covers for the songs by Franc-Nohain. Alfred Jarry himself designed those for the pieces from Ubu Roi." Very good, complete set (many more vols. were announced but never appeared). With lithogr. frontwr. by Bonnard: (1) La complainte de Monsieur Benoît (wr. a bit dustsoiled). (2) Berceuse obscène (sm. tear at foot of spine and fold near spine throughout, some fingersoiling); (3) Paysage de Neige. (6-8) Trois chansons de la Charcutière. Du Pays Tourangeau. Malheureuse Adèle! Velas ou L'officier de Fortune. With lithogr. frontwr. by Jarry: (7) Ubu Roi. Ouverture. (8) Ubu Roi. Marche des Polonais. (9) Chanson du Decervelage (w. the often lacking single loose leaf printed in 2 columns, contents w. middle-fold, wr. torn at spine-ends). (total 9 in 1 box)