Verve, Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. VIII no. 33 et 34 / Bible, Marc Chagall. Paris: Éditions de la Revue Verve, 1956. French.
A double issue of the journal Verve dedicated to a series of bible illustrations by Marc Chagall. The issue contains 17 color lithographs (including the title page) and 12 black-and-white lithographs by Chagall, in addition to 105 Heliogravures (reproductions) of his illustrations. On the cover of the issue appears an additional color lithograph by Chagall.
The issue includes an introduction by the art historian Mayer Shapiro and a poem by the philosopher and poet Jean Wahl titled "L'Écriture est gravure".
[8] leaves, 105 reproductions, [3] leaves + [29] lithograph plates, 35.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Blemishes and small tears along the edges of the cover. Striped bound bookmark, unraveled at its edge. A bookplate on the inside front binding.
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Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.