Matisse (Henri).- Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire/An Artistic and Literary Quarterly, edited by E.Tériade, nos.1-17/18, 21/22, 23 & 24 (of 38) in 16 vol., nos.1, 2-4, 5/6 & 8 in English, the rest French, with numerous original colour lithographs as called for by Matisse, Léger, Miro, Kandinsky, Bonnard and others (see below), some double-page, many printed on both sides of sheet, numerous other plates and illustrations, many colour, some tipped in, very occasional spotting, mostly to text, most original pictorial wrappers or boards (many original lithographs), some with glacine wrappers, rubbed, some spines frayed, one or two slightly defective, no,1 contemporary cloth with original covers by Matisse bound in, nos.2-4 bound in 1 vol. in cloth with duplicates of some Indian plates loosely inserted, no.5/6 broken and loose, 4to, Paris & London, lithographs printed by Mourlot Frères, 1937-50.

⁂ A good set of this important French art magazine including most of the issues with contributions by Matisse and with all those relating to illuminated manscripts, comprising: No.1 Lithographs by Léger, Miro, Rattner & Borès, cover by Matisse. No.2 Lithographs by Kandinsky (2) & Masson (2), cover by Braque. No.3 Lithographs by Chagall, Miro, Rattner & Klee, cover by Bonnard. No.4 Lithographs by Matisse (4, one double-page of La Danse) & Derain (4), cover by Rouault. No.5/6 Lithographs by Guys (4), Braque, Rouault, Derain (2), Léger, Bonnard (2), Matisse (2) & Klee, cover by Maillol. No.7 Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: Le Calendrier par Pol de Limbourg & Jean Colombe. No.8 Lithograph by Bonnard, cover by Matisse. With plate 'Hands' by Matisse and introduction by Julien Cain not found in French edition. No.9 Les Fouquet de la Bibliothèque Nationale. No.10 Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: Images de la Vie de Jésus par Pol de Limbourg & Jean Colombe. No.11 Les Fouquet de Chantilly. Les Heures d'Étienne Chevalier: Vie de Jésus par Jean Fouquet. No.12 Les Fouquet de Chantilly. Les Heures d'Étienne Chevalier: La Vierge et les Saints par Jean Fouquet. No.13 Matisse. De la Couleur, 2 lithographs and cover by Matisse. No.14/15 Jean Bourdichon: Les Heures d'Anne de Bretagne. No.16 René d'Anjou: Traité de la Forme et Devis d'un Tournoi. No.17/18 Couleur de Bonnard, lithograph and cover by Bonnard. No.21/22 Matisse. Vence 1944-48, lithograph title and cover by Matisse. No.23 Le Livre du Coeur d'Amour Épris du Roi René, cover by Matisse. No.24 Contes de Boccace: Peintures du Manuscrit des Ducs de Bourgogne, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, cover by Chagall.