Celebrated Crimes: Mary Stuart (Volume Two only, of eight)

Volume IV only of an 8-volume set which tells of notable European crimes and criminals by Alexandre Dumas (pre). This entire volume tells the story of the Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots), Scottish queen who was considered complicit in varous crimes, including the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley. Forced to abdicate, she fled to England and sought the protection of her cousin, Queen Victoria. However, Victoria saw her as a threat and eventually had her executed in 1587. Includes five 'typogravoure' black & white illustrations, including a captioned, tissue-guarded frontis image. Translated from the French by I. G. Burnham. --- A deluxe binding, in full maroon cloth-covered boards with cover decorations in blind, once-black & gilt spine titling and decorations. TEG (top edge gilt), the other two textblock edges are deckled. Text presented on high-quality, laid papers. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With sunning to spine, faint dampstains to top edges of a few leaves and near-complete fading of spine titling and decorations, else a well-preserved, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [8], 257 pages

Product Info

Publisher: George Barrie's Sons, Publishers

Year: 1895

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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