Great Villas of the Riviera.

JOHNSTON, Shirley. Photographs by Roberto Schezen.

Item Number: 146949

New York: Rizzoli, 1998.

First edition of Johnston and Schezen’s sumptuous volume on the great villas of the French Riviera. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joseph Guglietti.

Writer Shirley Johnston and photographer Roberto Schezen were granted unprecedented access to these extraordinary houses, bringing to life their magical exteriors and interiors, with enchanting gardens and beautiful hillside settings, gilded furniture with fine upholstery, opulent tapestries, and mosaic floors. Sumptuous new color photographs and charming accounts of the colorful habitués of the Cote d'Azur at the height of its glamour - including Empress Eugenie of France, King Leopold II of Belgium, Lady Kenmare, Beatrice de Rotschild, and W. Somerset Maugham - offer a unique insider's glimpse into twenty of the most splendid and fascinating villas on the French Riviera.