By Herbert [Sherman] Gorman.

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., (1950).

First edition, first printing.

Publisher's first printing encircled R seal to the copyright page, $3.50 to the jacket's flap.

By the highly acclaimed New York Times critic and reviewer,  journalist, poet, historian, and prolific author of A PLACE CALLED DAGON, ALEXANDRE DUMAS, THE SCOTTISH QUEEN, and the first biographer of James Joyce.

Filled with historical detail, this is the fictionalized account of Maximilian I and Carlota beginning in 1864 in Vera Cruz until his execution followed by her madness.

Quite a SCARCE historical novel, especially in dust jacket.

Very small rub to the lower spine edge, else very nearly fine, firm, and square in polished black linen boards with gilt and orange embossed titles, rules and decorative swirls to the front cover and to the spine; in a very good plus dust jacket with a tiny pin-hole and light age-toning to the spine panel, a 1.5 inch tear with a small chip to the upper edge of the front panel; original printed $3.50 price still intact to the front inner flap.

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