Private Lives of Kaiser William II And His Consort, 3v Limited Connoisseur Ed

Description: Private Lives of Kaiser William II. And His Consort, Secret History of the Court of Berlin, From the Papers and Diaries of Ursula Countess von Eppinghoven Dame du Palais to Her Majesty the Empress-Queen. 3 volumes. Limited Connoisseur Edition #109/500. Author: Fischer, Henry W. 8vo.(5.75" x 8.5") 3 volumes. 1909. Fischer, Henry W. New York: W. C. Adams Company. Three quarters dark navy calf with generous corners, single bold gilt rule to all leather edges, over patterned blue cloth boards. Heavy gilt German/Prussian Coat of Arms(?) to front covers (see pic). Spine with five heavy gilt decorated raised bands, gilt title to second compartment, gilt subtitle/vol# to fourth, gilt crown device centered to all other compartments, gilt "Connoisseur Edition" to foot. Same patterned blue cloth as endpapers, top edge gilt, deckled fore-edge. Heavily illustrated with photogravures, tipped in plates, engravings, and facsimiles, all with lettered tissue guards. Evidence of one of the front free flyleafs (1 of 3) having been removed for some reason, otherwise a Near Fine set of books. Attestation page states " Connoisseur Edition, This edition is limited to five hundred numbered copies. This is copy No. 109." Title page in black and red. Illustrated with photogravures, tipped in plates, engravings, facsimiles, etc. Edgewear, especially to outer hinges and raised bands (see pic). Corners bumped and rubbed with tiny loss. Head and foot of spine chipped with small loss to heads of volumes (see pic). From Wiki: Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 - 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire and the House of Hohenzollern's 300-year reign in Prussia and 500-year reign in Brandenburg. Despite strengthening Germany's position as a great power by building a powerful navy and promoting scientific innovation, Wilhelm's tactless public statements and erratic foreign policy greatly antagonized the international community and are considered by many to have substantially contributed to the fall of the German Empire. In 1914, his diplomatic brinksmanship culminated in Germany's guarantee of military support to Austria-Hungary during the July Crisis which plunged all of Europe into World War I. A lax wartime leader, Wilhelm left virtually all decision-making regarding strategy and organization of the war effort to the German Army's Great General Staff. By August 1916, this broad delegation of power gave rise to a de facto military dictatorship that dominated the country's policies for the rest of the conflict. Despite emerging victorious over Russia and obtaining significant territorial gains in Eastern Europe, Germany was forced to relinquish all its conquests after a decisive defeat on the Western Front in the autumn of 1918. Losing the support of his country's military and many of his subjects, Wilhelm was forced to abdicate during the German Revolution of 1918-1919 which converted Germany into an unstable democratic state known as the Weimar Republic. Wilhelm subsequently fled to exile in the Netherlands, where he remained during its occupation by Nazi Germany in 1940 before dying there in 1941. We are currently putting all 5000+ titles online, but if there is a specific title you are looking for, please reach out to sidekerbookseller at gmail.com, we may just have it! Free shipping via USPS for United State purchaser within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We would love to have you visit, or email us at sidekerbookseller at gmail.com for specific wants or needs, thanks! Find Us On: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sonny-Ideker-Bookseller-Rare-Antiquarian-Leather-Vellum-Bound-Books-100068669041560/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SonnyIdekerBookseller/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonny_ideker_bookseller Flickr: https://flic.kr/ps/2v6pn4 Website: https://sonnyideker.weebly.com/ Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, 3 volumes, Prussia Kaiser, World War I, German Aristocracy, Weimar republic, German Revolution, Hohenzollerns Brandenburg, Three quarter navy leather, heavy gilt decoration, top edge marbled, blue cloth endpapers, Engraved, Limited Edition, Connoisseur Edition, Deckled edges, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book

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