Hardback book with orange paper book jacket (original orange cover designed by Matisse specifically for this volume) title : THE LAST WORKS OF HENRI MATISSE by VERVE, Pierre Reverdy New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, c.1958 1958. Printed in FRANCE . Verve issue # 35/36 , American Edition in English. Dedicated to the last works of HENRI Matisse from 1950-1954. The first lithographic plates were printed in 1954 under Matisse's direction, but publication was not finished until 1958, four years after his death.**40 lithographs, 27 of the lithographs are stand-alones, appearing on single sheets; 8 of them are displayed as double-page folds; 2 of those are fold-out triptychs; and 3 of them consist of quadruple fold-outs. Some tears to cover jacket pages and spine. General wear throughout. Including foxing, discoloration, minor tears to pages.The color lithographs were printed by Mourlot Frères. Black & White heliogravure & typography printed by Master Printers Draeger Frères. Measures approx 10 3/4 in by 14 1/4 in.Property of Manhattan, NY Estate. Henry Matisse Color lithograph Art book, The Last Works of HENRI Matisse Pierre Reverdy, The Last Works of HENRI Matisse by Verve c. 1958, HENRI Matisse European Modern Art, Mourlot Frères, HENRI MATISSE Last works on paper printed in France, Verve Edition 35/36 American Edition, Draeger Frères, HENRI MATISSE Last Works Color Lithographs c. 1950-1954, Coffee table Book, HENRI Matisse Color and Black and white lithographs and triptychs Art book, collectible Verve 35/36 HENRI Matisse Lithograph book, Rare HENRI Matisse original orange book cover , Henri Matisse Verve. Vol. IX, No. 35 et 36. 3 LC