Title: The Cactus Throne: The Tragedy of Maximilian and Carlotta
Binding: Cloth Book Condition: Good+ Jacket Condition: Good+ Edition: Presumed First Edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Publisher: New York, NY G. P. Putnam's Sons 1971
Seller ID: 000101
Good+ hardcover in Good+ dust jacket; book shows slight soiling and the front free endpaper has been mostly, neatly, removed; jacket shows moderate edge and shelf wear with some small chips and tears; book and jacket now protected by new Brodart clear cover; probable first edition; 375 pages with Index, Bibliography and Notes; 8 pages of B&W illustrations. The incredible story of Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Princess Carlotta of Belgium, two royal innocents who were thrust upon the throne of Mexico by French force of arms in the 1860's.
