Unser Heldenkaiser. 1797 - 1897. Festschrift zu hundertjährigen Geburtstage Kaiser Wilhelms des Großen

Oncken, Wilhelm, herausgegeben

Published by Berlin: Schall & Grund, 1897

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Oncken, Wilhelm, herausgegeben. Unser Heldenkaiser. 1797 - 1897. Festschrift zu hundertjährigen Geburtstage Kaiser Wilhelms des Großen = Our hero emperor. 1797 - 1897. Festschrift for the centenary of Emperor Wilhelm the Great's birth. Berlin: Schall & Grund, 1897. Hardback, VG. Cream covers, elaborately decorated in gilt, blue and black. Spine illustrated with a blue plant illustration rising through gilt decoration and bands of black and gilt. Blind embossed imperial coat of arms to reverse. Some grey fingermarks. Binding strong and square. Slight remains of bookplate to front pastedown. Decorated endpapers with eagles and shields. Frontispiece b/w engraving with tissue guard. 271pp., b/w illustrations and engravings throughout, + publisher advertisements. Contents clean and bright. text in German. William I or Wilhelm I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 9 March 1888) was King of Prussia from 2 January 1861 and German Emperor from 18 January 1871 until his death in 1888. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the first head of state of a united Germany. He was de facto head of state of Prussia from 1858, when he became regent for his brother Frederick William IV. During the reign of his grandson Wilhelm II, he was known as Wilhelm the Great. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1697987496966

Bibliographic Details

Title: Unser Heldenkaiser. 1797 - 1897. Festschrift...

Publisher: Berlin: Schall & Grund

Publication Date: 1897

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition