Carlos,: The king who would not die by Langdon-Davies, John - 1963

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1962. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 272 pp. .

Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. Collectible first US edition of noted English war correspondent John Langdon-Davies' biography of King Carlos II of Spain and his reign in the waning, demented era of the Hapsburgs - "a cruel age beset by violence, witchcraft and court intrigue." Includes 12 full-page illustrations, bibliographical notes, index, genealogical trees to endpapers and price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 272 pp. 8 1/2" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear, light chipping to dust jacket extremities and area of rubbing to dust jacket spine panel. A presentable copy of a significant dark-age Spanish history. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963 Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1963. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name and address label on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and spine shoulders. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and spine shoulders; light soiling to panels; light suntoning to spine. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Family tree as endpapers. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 272 pp 8vo. King Carlos II, the last of the Spanish Hapsburgs reigned in the 17th Century-a cruel age, beset by violence, witchcraft, and court intrigue. Carlos lived with birth defects, was a degenerate, and could not produce an heir, and on his death Europe would plunge into the War of the Spanish Succession. This book is a lot things- an account of the Hapsburg dynasty, of Spain in her decline, of religious… Read More

Prentice-Hall, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust jacket in mylar protective .