151, [2] pp. Illustrated with 60 full-page duotone plates and 33 tipped-in color plates, plus an original lithograph frontispiece and original cover design by Henri Matisse. (4to), original wrappers with color cover by Matisse, glassine, chemise, slipcase. No. 2246 of 2850 copies. First Edition.
With the decorative bookplate of Esther I. Ritterman. One of the more popular art books by Matisse with color portraits. Matisse selected the portraits, wrote the introduction, and designed the book and its color cover.