Jean-Marie Perouse de Montclos; John Goodman — Versailles

London, Abbeville Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful and superb example of this first English edition work on the beauties of Versailles, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout. The first English edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A beautiful ode to the architecture and history of Versailles, the striking palace in France built by the Sun King Louis XIV.Illustrated profusely in colour throughout to almost every page.By Jean-Marie Perouse de Montclos, translated into English by John Goodman.Photography by Robert Polidori. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Light bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper is very lightly edge worn. A few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Robert Polidori. Fine/Fine.