Assouline, the luxury book publisher that operates free-standing boutique bookshops as well as pop-up locations in other retailers around the world, has opened a stand-alone boutique in Houston, Tex., Paper City reported.
Located in River Oaks District, the Assouline store carries about 1,500 titles pertaining to subjects such as architecture, art, design, fashion, food, travel and more. Assouline is known for publishing books with hand-binding, "luxurious papers" and hand-tipped photographs, and Paper City noted that most of their books range in price from $95 to $995.
The Houston shop's inventory also features Versailles: From Louis XIV to Jeff Koons Special Edition, retailing for $4,900. Only 100 copies exist and each features a velvet clamshell with a sculpted medallion of Louis XV and includes a private tour of Versailles by a palace curator. 25% of sales of each copy is being donated to the Château de Versailles.