MATISSE (Henri). Poems by Charles d'Orléans handwritten and illustrated by Henri Matisse. [Paris]: Tériade, [1950]. - In-folio, 410 x 266: (2 white pages), 100 pp., (4 pages, last 2 white pages), illustrated cover. In sheets, filled cover, case. " One of the most original and innovative illustrated works in the history of the painter's book" (Tériade & les livres de peintres, Musée Matisse , 2002, p. 131). The edition was printed in 1230 copies on Arches wove paper, all signed by Matisse, and comprises 54 full-page colour lithographs, including 5 portraits and 48 variations on the fleur-de-lys, executed under the direction of the artist by the Mourlot frères workshops . Copy very well preserved despite the damaged case and the absence of the flap. Slight discharges from the lithographs.