14, rue du Centre
Privately Printed: Monaco (1961). oblong 4to. 129pp.
Item #9211
The lavishly produced testament to Lopez-Wilshaw's extraordinary home in Neuilly sur Seine, built in 1899 for the architect Paul Rodocanachi. Thirty original photographs by Jean Vincent of the interior decor and gardens are tipped into the text by Philippe Jullian.
Printed in two colors on heavyweight Auvergne papers specially watermarked with the Lopez-Wilshaw crest, red silk endpapers.
A near fine copy in cream linen boards (light discoloration), the clamshell box is in very good condition with only light edgewear and minor sunning. Of 300 copies printed, this is copy #2 with the printed name of Lopez-Wilshaw's longtime lover Baron Alexis de Redé. The leather spine of the box is heavily gilded (not present in other copies). Provenance: Collection Du Baron de Redé Provenant De L'Hôtel Lambert (Sotheby's Paris: 2005). Laid into the slipcase is a mounted original color photograph along with another color transparency, both of the interior of the home.
Price: $6,500.00