VERVE Vol. VI, nos. 21 & 22. MATISSE, Venice 1944-48.
Editions de la Revue Verve, January 1948. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Double issue collecting paintings and drawings by Matisse from 1944-1948. Folio, sewn binding with original Matisse-designed lithographic paper-over boards in yelow and black and matching manilla dust jacket printed in blue. The paper-folded-over-board covers are often mistaken for the jacket itself, which is quite scarce and here has kept the yellow covers uncommonly clean and vibrant. Contents complete with lithographic frontispiece. Very small stain to the head of spine and top gutter of the FFEP, else FINE, exceedingly clean and sharp with very bright lithographic covers; Manilla wrappers show some light toning to the spine and trivial rubbing to the tips. FINE / NEAR FINE. Item #510469
ISBN: B00J42O1LY
Price: $750.00