Ein flüchtiger Zug nach dem Orient

Author: Almstein, August Maximilian Ferdinand Anton von

Publisher: Alfred Hölder

Published: Wien

Publishing year: 1887

(Elisabeth of Austria). Almstein, August Maximilian Ferdinand Anton von (1838-1896). "Ein flüchtiger Zug nach dem Orient. Reise der allerdurchlauchtigsten Frau Gräfin von Hohenembs im Herbste des Jahres 1885 an Bord der kaiserlichen Yacht 'Miramar'". Vienna: Hölder, 1887. 4to. XV, 172, (1) pp., folded litho. map of the eastern Mediterranean. With 43 illustrations (some full page). Orig. half-cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

 Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 - 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. Nicknamed Sisi, she enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying Franz Joseph I at the age of sixteen. On her imperial steamer, Miramar, Empress Elisabeth travelled through the Mediterranean. On her journeys, Elisabeth sought to avoid all public attention and crowds of people. She was mostly travelling incognito, using pseudonyms like 'Countess of Hohenembs'. - With an aristocratic exlibris (bookplate - House of Clary und Aldringen) pasted on the front flyleaf. - Very well preserved.

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Tags: August von Almstein, Ein flüchtiger Zug nach dem Orient. Reise der ... Frau Gräfin von Hohenembs, Miramar, Wien Hölder, 1887, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Sisi