Paris. Herschler. 1986. French edition. Text in French. Hardcover. With the scarce dust jacket. Folio 10.75 - 14" tall. SIGNED by Jean-Louis De Faucigny Lucinge on the first free endpaper. Inscribed.

Very good in a very good dust jacket. Gilt titled charcoal cloth. 126 pages. Magnificent photos.

This is the French language edition of a book with the English title of Legendary Parties. It features some of the great costume Balls held in the fifty years between 1922 and 1972, including events held by legendary hosts such as Carlos de Beistegui, who had a party in Venice at his Palais Labia, Alexis de Rede whose Bal Oriental was held at the fabulous Hotel Lambert in Paris and the Rothschilds who held the Proust Bal at their magnificent Chateau Ferrieres. It is a wonderful recollection of how cafe society partied.

A very nice copy of this profusely and beautifully illustrated collection of photographs and reminiscences. Commentary by Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge.

Boards are clean. Light wear. Few scratches visible in the light. Little fading to the edges. Few tiny dings to the edges. Internally crisp photographs. Little tanning to page edges. Solid binding. Hinges sound. The dust jacket has light wear. Few creases. Few scratches and scuff marks. Not price clipped.  

SIGNED by Jean-Louis De Faucigny Lucinge.

A very nice copy. French edition. Now very scarce.