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First Edition. VERVE, VOLUME 2, NUMBERS 5 and 6 Revue Artistique et Litteraire Paris: 1939 Quarterly modernist magazine presenting the cutting edge Art of its time. First English edition, wrappers over hardboard, front cover and back created by Aristide Maillol, 178pp, 4to (10 1/2" x 14"), with an Alfred Pellan stamp on the title page. This excellent issue reminds us again how lively and full of talent was the early twentieth century. A very wide selection of visual Art from all periods, including photography, and text by editor E. Teriade. English version translated by Robert Sage with written contributions by Paul Valery, Andre Gide, Alfred Jarry, and Georges Rouault among others. With over one hundred reproductions, colour process (by Imprimerie des Beaux Arts), heliogravure in colour (by Draeger Freres), heliogravure in black and white (by Neogravure), and colour lithography (by Mourlot Freres). Includes works by Matisse, Bonnard, Derain, Rouault, Cranach, Durer, and many, many others. This item shows some wear on the spine and but still quite impressive for a softbound magazine. From the personal library of noted Canadian artist, Alfred Pellan. Good to very good condition.