The Daughter Of An Empress: An Historical Novel Hardcover - 1905

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. Catherine, Empress of Russia. 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 Nathanel Greene. The books in this set are all bound in red extended cloth over the spine with most of the the gilt rubbed off the titles which are imprinted into the spine-- looks blind-stamped now; boards covered with green cloth, quite clean, corners scuffed, some edges rubbed, sewn binding tight, solid and square. Bookplate of former owner on inside of front cover. Frontis: The Empress of Russia, Reproduced from an old engraving in the Universal Magazine, on coated paper, historic illustration, and four 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 may be an occasional spot but I didn't find any. 453 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. 1905, A. L. Fowle, Publishers, New York, USA