This English edition was re-edited and revised based on the Perfect Edition published by SHUEISHA Inc. Tokyo. Originally published in 1972 in Japanese as Versailles No Bara, a serial in Weekly Margaret. Pages ordered from right to left.
Summary:
"Oscar Fraṅois de Jarjeyes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVIs court at Versailles. Joined by her servant Andř, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime. The Rose of Versailles, the queen of shojo manga, is available for the first time in English! This deluxe hardcover volume contains the first 22 chapters of Riyoko Ikedas historical fiction masterwork.
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