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Original Poster - "Modern Life Library. A Gallic Girl. 'Gyp.' Edited by Henri Pene du Bois ... Brentano's Publishers"

Original poster printed in dark green ink on beige paper. Stylized lettering and illustration of a woman featured at center. No date, circa 1895. 15" x 23." Poster is clean and intact overall but has age toning throughout, a horizontal crease at center, a split along center crease that comes in from left edge about 1 1/2," a few tiny chips and closed tears along edges, slight wrinkling, and a few bits of tape or tape residue on back and lower-left corner. A Very Good copy. A beautiful promotional poster for the 1895 Modern Life Library edition of Gyp's famous novel, A Gallic Girl. A Gallic Girl is also known as Le Mariage de Chiffon (Chiffon's Marriage), which was first published in 1894. A Gallic Girl was written by Gyp, the pseudonym of French author Sibylle Aimee Marie Antoinette Gabrielle, Comtesse de Martel de Janville (1849-1932). Sibylle's mother was the Comtesse de Mirabeau (1827-1903), who was also a writer. A Gallic Girl is perhaps the best-known work by Sibylle. A Gallic Girl (1895) was also originally edited by Henri Pene du Bois and published by Brentano's. Henri Pene du Bois (1858-1906) was an American author, literary critic, journalist, and friend of French writer Guy de Maupassant. Henri named his son after Maupassant. Brentano's was founded in 1853 by August Brentano as an independent bookstore in New York City. It eventually opened other locations in the United States and even abroad. Brentano's also became a publisher that specialized in French literature. Over the years, Brentano's changed hands multiple times but its final owner was the Borders Group. Upon the closure of Borders in 2011, all remaining Brentano's bookstores were unfortunately shuttered as well.. Poster. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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