PROUVOST (John). Match. Paris, August 4, 1938-June 6, 1940. - 87 fascicles in-4, stapled. Set of 87 of the 101 issues of Match, "the weekly magazine of world news". This magazine was born on July 7, 1938, after the industrialist, politician and press boss Jean Prouvost (1885-1978) bought the uncompromising sports magazine Match from the Louis-Dreyfus group, which he transformed into a news magazine. This Match, to be named "Pre-war Match", was the most interesting in every respect and was an immediate success. Its logo was changed as of the August 4, 1938 issue and its success was due to its journalistic quality . Robert Capa covered the Spanish War in particular. The texts were signed by some great names such as Georges and Joseph Kessel, Georges Simenon, etc.. He stopped publishing with issue 101 of June 6, 1940, when France was in the midst of a debacle, a few days before the Germans marched in Paris. It was not reborn until March 25, 1949, under the new title of Paris-Match. The present collection includes 87 of the 101 issues published. Missing for the year 1938 are the issues of July 7, 14, 21 and 28, August 11, 18 and 25, September 1, 8 and 11, and October 20 and 27, and for the year 1939 the issues of June 15 and 22. Copies very well preserved overall. However, some of them show defects of use and dirt. The cover of the May 11, 1939 issue is torn and missing.