The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century by Whitehead, John - 1992

London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2009. First Thus Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 256 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial yellow/white with black lettering. Exterior has very slight wear including sparse, minor smudges. Boards have mild wear with faint sunning and very minor wear to the head/tail edges. Text block has extremely light wear to the edges. Pictorial end papers. Profusely illustrated. First thus edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1378711. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Laurence King, 1992. Hardbound. VG/VG. Green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering with color pictorial DJ, color illustrated end pages, 256pp, 263 illustrations, 247 in color. From the jacket--The eighteenth century was a period of great inventiveness and originality in French decorative arts and interior decoration, and its crowning achievement was the creation of the domestic interior. Using the craftsmen and skills originally brought into france from Italy and the Low Countries to serve the Sun King, French aristocrats and financiers created in their Paris Hotels and country chateaux interiors of an unprecedented elegance and sophistication. This book discusses in detail the creation and contents of many such interiors, including some that have never been photographed before. Using contemporary inventories, letters, and journals, it brings to life the tastes and preioccupations of their creators--the Royal family, the aristocracy, the fashionable tourists, and the nouveaux riches, the… Read More

Laurence King Publishing, 2009. Hardcover. New. First Edition thus, as good as new. The French Interiors in the Eighteenth Century by John Whitehead. Published by Laurence King Publishing in 2009. Hardcover ISBN:9781856690188. Collectible item in excellent condition.