Queen Hortense: A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era: An Historical Novel

New York: A. L. Fowle, Publishers, 1905. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback 1905 A. L. Fowle, Publishers. First published 1867 by D Appleton and Company. This is One Book in Good Condition from the Special Edition of a Set of L. Muhlbach's Historical Fiction. Luise Muhlbach is the pen name for Clara Mundt, b. 1814 Neubrandenburg, d. 1873. She was a German writer best known for her works of historical fiction. They were quite popular for a relatively short time. Many, if not all, were translated into English. This novel was translated from the German by Chapman Coleman. The books in this set are all bound in red extended cloth over the spine with the gilt rubbed off the titles which are imprinted into the spine--almost look blind-stamped now; boards covered with green cloth, quite clean, corner tips lightly scuffed, tiny bump to upper front corner, lower edges rubbed, rear panel has an indentation in the fore-edge and some pages adjacent to this have the same small indentation--quite minor; sewn binding tight, solid and square. Bookplate of former owner on inside of front cover. Frontis: "General Bonaparte Suppressing the Revolt of the Sections", from an engraving by Lefevre, on coated paper, historic illustration, and three additional like illustrations--they are quite fine, in detail, expression, clothing, background, full page, monotone. Pages quite clean, no underlining, highlighting, or any other marking of text, no creases no marginalia, lightly toned. There is a spot on page 7 --didn't find any others. 383 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. 1905, A. L. Fowle, Publishers, New York, USA