Jules Cheret - Jouets Etrennes - 1899 Original lithograph poster from the famous set Les Maitres de L'affiche Size : 11 3/8 in x 15 3/4 in .- 29 cm x 39 cm Very Good condition PLEASE CHECK THE PICTURES The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" series was offered as a subscription series to collectors. Every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900, subscribers received by mail, 4 loose sheets (Maitres) with a cover sheet. It was sold in Paris for 2.50 francs for one month's subscription, (4 Maitres) and for 27 francs for 12 months (48 maitres), plus special (bonus) plates (see Special plates). Maitre's were never issued in a book form, but a binding of the 12 months Maitres was offered to subscribers, at the end of the year, with a beautiful hardcover design by Paul Berthon, for 8 Francs.