by Morton, Frederic

Published in 1962 by Atheneum, New York
Edition: First
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket included. Condition of Dust Jacket: Very good
Comments: In one volume, Frederic Morton follows the Rothschild clan across the centuries and across Europe, starting with Mayer Amschel Rothschild in the Frankfurt ghetto of the 18th century and ending with the London jet set of the late 1950s and early 1960s, with stops with Napoleon's secret police, at the Suez Canal, and in one Heinrich Himmer's prison cell's along the way. If you're going to cover so much territory, it's helpful to have visual aids, which this book does--38 illustrations in halftone, and a large fold-out genealogical table. It's also good that Morton was known as much as a novelist and could approach his subject with a novelist's flair. The text block of this copy is in pristine condition with no marks, creases, or tears. There is some light bumping in the bottom corners but otherwise in fine shape. The dust jacket exhibits some shelf wear along the edges and sun damage on the spine. See our photos.

Seller Inventory #: 0000475