Edited by VERVE magazine as part of VERVE, Vol. X, no. 27 & 28 Printed by Draeger and Mourlot in Paris, 1953. Large quarto (362 × 275 mm), 153, [1] (colophon) pages with numerous illustrations, tipped-in colour plates, and 29 original lithographs (24 full-page, 5 double-page, many in colour). ALL LITHOGRAPHS ARE MISSING. Papered boards (featuring a cover design by Georges Braque); edges and first and last few leaves a little foxed; an excellent copy, with the lithographs in fine condition. ALL LITHOGRAPHS ARE MISSING.: Georges Braque (2); Henri Matisse (3, including one double-page); Henri Laurens (2); Alberto Giacometti (2); Andre Masson (3, including one double-page); Fernand Leger (3, including one double-page); Joan Miro (3, including one double-page); Francisco Bores (2); Marcel Gromaire (2); and Marc Chagall (7, including one double-page). Texts in French. Hardcover. Good condition. Cover slightly damaged. Some pages brownish on the edges. Some loose pages. This edition does not include the 24 colour lithographies.