Versailles

Paris: Draeger et Verve, 1949. Hardcover. Pale grey paper/boards with gilt lettering. Window on front cover with embossed image in Wedgwood white. 147 pp. with color frontis and profuse color and bw photo plates. Oversize and heavy and will require extra postage. VG interior. Soiling and light scuffing to cover with small tears at both head and tail of spine. Museum ex-lib. marks, including perforated stamp, on title page. No other lib. marks. Item #31077

Number 688/3000. Enormous, full-page plates of the interior and exterior of Versailles and its gardens, along with smaller photos and text, including poetry. The perspective of most images is as if the reader is part of the scene. A stunning book.

Price: $55.00