Les Appartements du Baron de Rede en L'Hotel Lambert, Isle Saint-Louis

[Baron de Redé]

A photographic tribute to the Baron de Redé's magnificent Hotel Particulier. The main body of the book is composed of 13 photographs taken by Jean Vincent of the exterior and apartment rooms of the Hotel Lambert, transformed and restored by Redé in the preceding years. The residence was a society hub and the location for the Baron's infamous costumed balls. The photographs are preceded by two essays, 'La Chanson de l'Isle Saint-Louis' by Princesse Bibesco and 'Heurs, Malheurs et Bonheurs de l'Hotel Lambert' by Rene Heron de Villefosse. With text illustrations by Jean-Louis de Maigret.



Texts by La Princesse Bibesco and Rene Heron de Villefosse. Illustrations by Jean-Louis de Maigret. Photographs by Jean Vincent. Éditions du Rocher. Monaco. 1954. First edition. Limited to 550 copies, this being no. 483 of 500 examples 'sur papier offset pour le texte et sur papier couche pour les illustrations'. Small quarto; Ivory wrappers with title to front, card chemise and slipcase with paper label pasted to front board. [40 pages]. 9 b&w and 4 tipped-in colour photographs; illustrated title-page and 5 further text illustrations printed in green. French. 250 x 200mm. 0.55kg. . Very good; light spotting to wrappers, slight wave to photograph pages, some toning and light soiling to slipcase and spine of chemise.