The Cloister Life of the Emperor Charles V (The Works of Sir Wm Stirling-Maxwell, Baronet, Volume V)
Hardcover
1891 · London
by Stirling-Maxwell, William
London: John C. Nimmo, 1891. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. G (Hinges are loosening with the back hinge paper mostly split, mild wear to cover corners and head/heel of spine, interior surfaces are crisp and clear; contains the bookplate of one-time owner Theophilus J. Zurbrugg, and another former owner's name and some notations inked on ffep.). Speckled maroon cloth boards, gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front & rear covers, gilt top edges, 529 pp., 30 BW illus., one color plate as series title. Series: The Works of Sir Wm Stirling-Maxwell, Baronet, Volume V. A detailed biography of King Charles V (1500-1558). Stirling-Maxwell includes all of the prefaces to all of the editions of this work. This copy was evidently once owned by Theophilus J. Zurbrugg (1861-1912), a Swiss-born industrialist who became a benefactor to Riverside Township, Delanco Township, and Burlington County, New Jersey. #390 of 400 copies intended for American distribution. (Inventory #: 141492)