VERSAILLES the Château and Its Satellites (Numbered and Signed)
Paris: Connaissance et Memoires, 2007-01-01. Hardcover. Number 349 of 400, Signed by the Authors. Bound in white silk with gilt title on the cover and spine.
The Château and its Satellites is a sumptuous, limited-edition artist’s book reproducing 60 original watercolors of the extraordinary châteaux, pavilions, unbuilt projects and architectural ornaments of the seat of French kings. The royal estates of Versailles, Trianon, Marly, Clagny and Sceaux are magnificently illustrated in exacting watercolor reconstructions and their histories explained with essays that trace a revolutionary vision of this crucial epoch in European history.
This magnificent limited-edition book is an unrivaled example of the binder’s art and includes 21 double-page spreads and gatefolds; the longest (of the Château de Versailles) is over a yard long. All illustrations are printed on individual sheets and all are hand-sewn into the signatures with tabs, ensuring that no images are blemished by being sewn into the book’s gutter.
Limited to 400 signed and numbered copies. 280 pages, format 10 x 13½ in. 60 color illustrations and 21 multi-page spreads, superbly reproduced using state-of-the-art printing techniques on uncoated 200 g. vellum paper. Two-color texts. Hand-assembled and hand-bound in Italy in white silk and slipcase. 257pp. Black ribbed paper slipcase.
CONDITION: Top corner of the back cover is lightly bumped, covers are otherwise fine. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and tight. Slipcase has light shelf wear, otherwise fine. Full refund if not satisfied. Like New / Like New.
14" tall x 10" wide x 2" thick.
Item #078341
ISBN: 2914473397
Price: $1,200.00