Paris: Verve 1938. First. hardcover. near fine. Kandinsky Masson Chagall Miro Ratner Klee Matisse Braque. Profusely illustrated throughout with superb b/w & color reproductions including 9 color lithographs by Kandinsky Masson Chagall Miro Ratner Klee & Matisse all printed by Mourlot. Lithographed covers by Braque Bonnard & Rouault. Thick folio reddish cloth with silver-lettered spine and cover. Paris: Verve 1938 - 1939. First editions in English. A near fine copy internally very clean and fresh.<br/> <br/> Number 2 March-June 1938 with 4 color lithographs "The Heavenly Bodies" by Kandinsky & Masson. Number 3 October-December 1938 with 4 color lithographs "Les Quatre Saisons" by Chagall Miro Rattner & Klee. Number 4 January-March 1939 with 3 color lithographs by Matisse on facing pages so that one double-page spread is suitable for framing.<br/> <br/> Verve unknown
Paris: Verve 1938. First. hardcover. near fine. Kandinsky Masson Chagall Miro Ratner Klee Matisse Braque. Profusely illustrated throughout with superb b/w & color reproductions including 9 color lithographs by Kandinsky Masson Chagall Miro Ratner Klee & Matisse all printed by Mourlot. Lithographed covers by Braque Bonnard & Rouault. Thick folio reddish cloth with silver-lettered spine and cover. Paris: Verve 1938 - 1939. First editions in English. A near fine copy internally very clean and fresh.<br/><br/> Number 2 March-June 1938 with 4 color lithographs "The Heavenly Bodies" by Kandinsky & Masson. Number 3 October-December 1938 with 4 color lithographs "Les Quatre Saisons" by Chagall Miro Rattner & Klee. Number 4 January-March 1939 with 3 color lithographs by Matisse on facing pages so that one double-page spread is suitable for framing.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
Paris: Verve 1952. First. hardcover. very good-. Braque Matisse Miro Chagall. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Replete with 29 original lithographs printed by Mourlot 17 in color 5 of which are double-page but none single-sided by Braque2 Matisse3 Laurens2 Giacometti2 Masson3 Leger3 Miro3 Bores2 Gromaire2 & Chagall7. 154 pages with text in French. Folio pictorial boards by Braque covers scuffed and sunned at edges; spine paper entirely lacking. Paris: Verve 1952. First edition. Overall a very good- copy but plates are clean despite some toning at edges.<br/> <br/> A scarce and collected issue of Verve -- it is more commonly seen in the 1959 reprint titled "Moods and Movements in Art". The excellent double-page color lithographs are by Matisse Masson Leger Miro & Chagall.<br/> <br/> Verve unknown
Verve 1/1/1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Moderate wear and tears with splitting to jacket. Soiling to margins. Tanning to margins and a few spots to Bonnard frontis lithograph. Issue dedicated to works of Pierre Bonnard. With an essays by Angele Lanotte and Charles Terrasse. Verve hardcover
Paris: Verve 1946. First. hardcover. very good. Numerous well-printed color plates some double-page from the medieval manuscript. 69 pages. 4to white printed wrappers over boards light soiling. Paris 1946. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> French text. The great 15th century tournament-book with facsimiles of the illuminations.<br/> <br/> Verve unknown
Paris: Verve 1946. hardcover. very good/poor. Well-illustrated partly in color some double-page from the medieval manuscript. Thin folio cloth-backed boards with printed wrappers chipped. Paris: Verve 1946. Very good copy in poor wrapper.<br/> <br/> The great 15th century tournament-book with facsimiles of the illuminations.<br/> <br/> Verve unknown
Paris: Verve 1947. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Bonnard. Frontispiece is an original single-sided color lithograph by Bonnard. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. Folio pictorial wrappers over boards wraps are well-rubbed & a bit chipped at edges but largely intact. Paris: Verve 1947-49. A bit musty from years in storage still about very good with the lithograph clean and intact.<br/> <br/> Whole issue devoted to Bonnard.<br/> <br/> Verve unknown
Paris: Verve 1946. First. hardcover. very good. Rene d'Anjou: Traite de la Forme et Devis d'un Tournoi. Numerous color plates. 69pp. 4to printed wrs. over boards light soiling. Paris 1946. Very Good .<br/><br/> French text.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
Paris: Verve 1946. hardcover. very good/poor. Well-illustrated partly in color some double-page from the medieval manuscript. Thin folio cloth-backed boards with printed wrappers chipped. Paris: Verve 1946. Very good copy in poor wrapper.<br/><br/> The great 15th century tournament-book with facsimiles of the illuminations.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
Paris: Verve 1947. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Bonnard. Frontispiece is an original single-sided color lithograph by Bonnard. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. Folio pictorial wrappers over boards wraps are well-rubbed & a bit chipped at edges but largely intact. Paris: Verve 1947-49. A very good copy with the lithograph clean and intact.<br/><br/> Whole issue devoted to Bonnard.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
Paris: Verve 1950. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Marc Chagall. Illustrated with 26 full page b/w plates by Marc Chagall opposite the 26 small mounted color plates after the Boccacio miniatures that inspired them. Texts by Jacques Prevert and Frantz Calot in French. Slim 4to printed color paper wrappers an original lithograph printed by Draeger Freres over boards. Paris: Verve 1950. First edition. A near fine copy with only a touch of wear at spine ends and corners.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
Paris: Verve 1940. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. Calendar by Pol de Limbourg and Jean Colombe. 12 superb mounted plates in rich colors & gold. Thin small folio original paper pictorial wrappers over stiff boards darkened at edges and with chipped spine; internally clean. Paris: Verve 1940 April-July. A very good copy in a very good- dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Text in English by Henri Malo.<br/> <br/> Verve unknown
Paris: Verve 1940. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Calendar by Pol de Limbourg and Jean Colombe. 12 superb mounted plates in rich colors & gold. Thin small folio original paper pictorial wrappers over stiff boards lightly darkened and worn at edges; internally clean. Paris: Verve 1940 April-July. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Text in English by Henri Malo.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
Paris: Verve 1939. First. paperback. very good-. Guys Braque Rouault Derain Leger Bonnard Matisse Klee. Edited by E. Teriade. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w including numerous original lithographs. Thin heavy folio stiff pictorial wrappers by Aristide Maillol a bit chipped along backstrip and covers creased at corners but all 14 art lithographs are present and clean. Paris: Verve 1939 July-October. A clean copy but overall in very good- condition.<br/><br/> Special double World's Fair number devoted to portraiture in art with 220 illustrations from the 11th to the 20th Century. Contains 14 original lithographs: 4 by Constantin Guys 2 color. 1 by Braque color. 1 by Rouault color. 2 by Andre Derain 1 in color. 1 by Fernand Leger color. 2 by Pierre Bonnard 1 in color. 2 by Henri Matisse 1 in color. 1 by Paul Klee color.<br/><br/> Verve unknown books
New York: Reynal and Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Complete with all prints and lithographs. Covers toned with wear along the edges and at corners. Spine head is torn about 2" down from the top and remains attached. Former owner's name and address penned on the front paste down. Insert in front cover pocket is unevenly toned with several passages in one article underlined. No other markings present. Light toning to to endpages and around lithos. Binding is a bit shaken and just beginning to separate at the top edge but remains readable. Dustjacket has a small amount of loss at the spine head with associated tearing. There are several other tears with associated creasing. A couple of the tears have had tape repairs; the jacket edges have also been reinforced with tape. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 153 pages . Reynal and Company hardcover
New York USA: Reynal and Company 1959 In poor condition. Pages 15-22 are detached. All of the lithographs are missing. One of the color plates is missing. All the illuminations are present. The binding is weak around page 87. The front inside cover has a pocket containing a 32 page booklet that is faded on the back cover. The booklet is an English translation of the main text which is written entirely in French. Extensive shelf wear on bottom edge of cover. Spine is damaged. Corners worn. Cover lightly foxed and a little stained. Email us for further details. 153 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Hard Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. Reynal and Company hardcover
New York: Reynal and Company 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Covers sunned and soiled and spine cover has perished but inners are fine. All lithographs present. Reynal and Company Hardcover
New York: Reynal & Company 1959. Book. Illus. by George Braque Henri Matisse Henri Laurens Alberto Giacometti Andre Masson Fernand Leger Bores Juan Miro Gromaire Marc Chagall. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Originally published in France as issues 27 & 28 of Verve. Text in French with English translation booklet by Serge Hughes in pocket affixed to front pastedown. All lithographs present. Lithographs by George Braque 2pp Henri Matisse 4pp Henri Laurens 2pp Alberto Giacometti 2 pp Andre Masson 4 pp Fernand Leger 4 pp Bores 2 pp Juan Miro 4 pp Gromaire 2 pp and Marc Chagall 9 pp. Note the table of contents states that there are 8 pp of lithograph by Chagall; however we count 9 pp. Cover is a lithograph by Braque. Sunning to spine of cover; pages and lithographs in fine condition. First edition in English. Reynal & Company Hardcover