A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF CHATEAU MALET: The Residence of Sir Edward and Lady Ermyntrude Malet, in the Commune of La Turbie, Department of the Alpes Maritimes, France.

NP: Printed for Private Circulation, 1898. First edition. Small 4to. (8), 95, (2), 13 pp. 30 photogravure plates, primarily interior and exterior views of the chateau. “Alphabetical catalogue of plants and trees growing in the open air in the garden of Chateau Malt near Monaco,” compiled by Lady Ermyntrude Malet and Lady Ela Russell: p.[1]-13 at end (Genoa: Printed by Waser Bros., 1898). Inscribed by Edward Malet in 1900. The chateau has recently been on the market for 48 million euros. OCLC locates six copies (National Gallery of Art, Wolfsonion, Penn State, Metropolitan Museum of Art, British Library, Victoria & Albert, London Library, Canadian Centre for Architecture). Original gilt-stamped decorated olive cloth (rubbed, flecked), top edge gilt. Very good untrimmed copy. Item #66986

Price: $250.00