Matisse - Seize Peintures 1939-1943 - First Edition

MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954), [LEJARD, André, introduction].

Matisse. Seize Peintures 1939-1943.

Paris: Les Éditions du Chêne, 1943.

FIRST EDITION. Folio (38 x 28cm). Eight page introduction followed by sixteen plates in colour tipped onto captioned card sheets, all loosely held within a card folder with dust-jacket lettered in red and blue to upper.

Introduction uncut, some spotting, all plates present and correct, booksellers ticket to the inside of the covers. Covers toned with some chipping along the spine. Scarce. Very good.