by Marjorie Bowen (pseudonym of Margaret Vera Gabrielle Long)

London/New York: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd./Dodd, Mead and Company, (1928).

First edition, first printing.

Seven illustrations of the biographical subjects on black-and-white plates.

Bowen a critically acclaimed prolific author of novels, supernatural, horror, ghosts, and historical fiction, was also highly praised for her many insightful and adept historical and biographical writings.

This collection of six famous rulers biographies comprises:

• Frederic II of Hohenstaufen
• Louis II
• Dom Sebastia, King of Portugual and Algarve
• Gustavus Adolphus II, King of Sweden
• Carlos II, of Spain
• Maurice De Saxe, Marechal General de France
  

Art decco-style bookplate to the inside front end-paper, several mild grey stain droplets to the spine, tears to the fore-edge of the contents page due to rough page-opening, else very good in red satin linen with blind embossed publisher motif to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles to the spine; lacking a dust jacket.

Octavo; 361 pages; index.

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