Colette and the Princess
New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc, 1965, stated 1st; blue clothboards, illustrations in deep pink and grey on every spread, in full colour jacket with wraparound illustration of the citizens of Grasse standing on the cobblestoned market square as the princess in her sedan chair passes by; 8 x 10.25"; 48 pp. Picture Book Hardback.
An unpleasant princess with a cold visits the town of Grasse and demands absolute silence during her stay. The father of Colette, the Mayor, unhappily forbids all the clatter and noise of a happy, thriving country town. When the princess takes over Colette's favourite spot in the market place for her "repose," only the kitten ChouChou is able to drive her away to a grove of oaks above the town. The Jardins de la Princesse Pauline (Napoleon's sister) are still there and afford a view of the historic center of Grasse, the sea and the massif of Estérel.
CONDITION: Fine in Very Good Plus jacket; no names, straight, tight, clean; in jacket with lightly foxed area on part of spine, tiny rubs to extrems, and 3/8" closed tear; unclipped 3.50. Item #22673
Price: $100.00