VERVE Vol. V No. 17–18 | Bonnard “Le Bouquet de Roses” | Hand-Decorated Cover

Original issue of Revue Verve,

Vol. V, Nos. 17-18, published in Paris by Éditions de la Revue Verve.

This sought-after double issue is devoted to Pierre Bonnard, featuring text and reproductions including Le Bouquet de Roses, alongside Bonnard drawings reproduced throughout.

What makes this copy special:

the original hand-decorated Verve cover, with expressive blue ink and yellow crayon markings — a period practice associated with Verve's deluxe presentation and artist-enhanced copies. Each decorated cover is unique.

Details:

• Publisher: Éditions de la Revue Verve, Paris

• Volume V, Nos. 17-18 (double issue)

• French text

• Illustrated throughout with Bonnard drawings

• Hand-decorated original cover

• Printed in Paris

Condition:

• Cover shows edge wear, light fraying, and age-toning (see photos)

• Interior pages clean and complete

• Drawings and text well preserved

• No loose pages

A beautiful and increasingly scarce example of mid-century French art publishing, highly desirable to collectors of Bonnard, Verve, and modernist illustrated magazines.

Ships carefully packed and insured.