VERVE. Paris, Tériade, 1937-1960. 38 issues in 26 volumes in-4, paperback or hardback, illustrated covers. Rare complete collection of the 38 issues in 26 fascicles of this famous literary and artistic review printed for Tériade by Draeger, and the prints by Mourlot. Remarkable review in which such great authors as Gide, Bataille, Garcia Lorca, Malraux, Michaux, Reverdy, Joyce, Hemingway, Claudel, Sartre, Paulhan, Rouault, Braque, Adrienne Monnier and Picasso took part. Contains numerous reproductions and original lithographs by Léger, Miro, Kandinsky, Masson, Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Miró, Paul Klee, Derain and Bonnard. A fine set, complete with the expected original lithographs. Includes a 2nd copy of issue no. 2 (back cover torn, top cap missing). Set of 27 vols. Covers occasionally rubbed, with minor blemishes and minor loss; interiors fresh. ---------- Detailed condition report: - Issue 1 of December 1937. Cover illustrated by Henri Matisse. Texts by Gide, Bataille, Garcia Lorca, Malraux, Michaux... 4 lithographs : Léger, Miro, Rattner, Borès. Reproductions of works by Matisse, Maillol, Derain, Cézanne, Bonnard. Slight rubbing. - Issue 2, March 1938. Cover illustrated by Georges Braque. Texts by Reverdy, Joyce, Hemingway, Bataille, Michaux... Color and gold heliogravures after Ingres, Giotto... Photographs by Blumenfeld, Brassaï... Four original lithographs: 2 by Kandinsky, and 2 by André Masson. Includes a 2nd copy (back cover torn, top cover missing). - Issue 3, June 1938. Cover illustrated by Pierre Bonnard. Texts by Tagore, Reverdy, Claudel, Caillois, Bataille. Original lithographs by Chagall, Miró, Rattner, Paul Klee. - Number 4, November 1938. Cover illustrated by Georges Rouault. Texts by Rilke, Reverdy, Caillois, Michaux, Sartre... Photographs by Bill Brandt, Brassaï... Original lithographs by Matisse, Derain. Rubbing to spine, missing headpieces. - Numbers 5-6, July 1939. Cover illustrated by Aristide Maillol. Texts by Paulhan, Reverdy, Michaux, Daumal... Lithographs by Braque, Rouault, Derain, Léger, Bonnard, Matisse, Paul Klee... Rubbing, minor loss to covers and second board. - Issue 7, March 1940: Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Reproduced and laminated full-page paintings in color and gold. Small stain on upper corner of first cover. - Issue no. 8, June 1940. Cover illustrated by Henri Matisse. Texts by Claudel, Rouault, Braque, Reverdy, Adrienne Monnier, Malraux... Reproductions of works by Derain, Matisse, Picasso, Bonnard... Cover spine fragile, partly taped, first cover missing, rubbed. - Issue no. 9, October 1943. Les Fouquet de la Bibliothèque nationale. Paintings by Jean Fouquet reproduced and laminated full-page, in color and gold. Cover pitted, spine torn. - Number 10 of 1943. Les Très riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Images from the life of Jesus. Texts by Henri Malo. Reproduced and laminated full-page paintings in color and gold. Small tears to cover: headpieces and lower corner of second plate. - Number 11 of March 1945. The Fouquets of Chantilly. The life of Jesus by Jean Fouquet. Texts by Henri Malo. Reproduced and laminated full-page paintings by Jean Fouquet, in color and gold. Slight rubbing: covers and corners. Traces of tape on endpapers. - Number 12 of 1945. The Fouquets of Chantilly. The Virgin and Saints by Jean Fouquet. Reproduced and laminated full-page paintings by Jean Fouquet, in color and gold. Rubbing to corners and headpieces, small tear to spine. - Number 13 of 1945. MATISSE. De la Couleur. 3 original lithographs by Henri Matisse: cover, title, frontispiece. Stained cover, missing headpieces, rubbing, crease to upper margin of cover. - Number 14-15 of 1946. BOURDICHON (Jean). Les Heures d'Anne de Bretagne Text by Emile Mâle. Captions by Edmond Pognon. Reproduced and laminated full-page paintings in color and gold. Pale stains on boards. - Number 16 of 1946. D'ANJOU (René). Traité de la forme et devis d'un tournoi. Afterword by Edmond Pognon. Full-page reproductions in black and color. Minor hole at hinge, small tear at foot. - Number 17-18 of 1947. COULEUR DE BONNARD. Cover illustrated by Pierre Bonnard. Original lithograph by Pierre Bonnard as frontispiece. Minor loss to headpieces, spine ends cracked, light rubbing. - Numbers 19-20, April 1948. COULEUR DE PICASSO. Cover illustrated by Pablo Picasso. Full-page black and color reproductions of Picasso's paintings and drawings. Texts by Pablo Picasso and Jaime Sabartès.