4to and oblong 8vo. Altogether 23 pp. on 13 ff. Many addenda (see below). To her brother William, Prince of Wied (1845-1907) and his wife Marie, n�e von Nassau, Princess of the Netherlands (1841-1910). Comprehensive letters that provide an insight into the feelings and thoughts of the Queen consort of Romania and also provide a wealth of information from the European aristocracy and the political events of that time. - Accompanied by 8 original portrait photographs (calling card format) of Queen Elizabeth and her little daughter, who died at the age of 4 years, and 33 mostly autograph letters, postcards, etc. (altogether 102� pp. on 64 ff.) from the estate of Elizabeth's sister in law, Marie, Princess of Wied, born Princess of the Netherlands (1841-1910), including letters of her husband William and other relatives of Marie, more noble and diplomatic correspondence files, a "compilation of expenditure for her Royal Highness, Princess of Wied, Princess of the Netherlands, for the fourth quarter of 1892 ", a letter-fragment with a view of Pelesch Castle, and an engraved portrait of the royal couple (inscribed by Elizabeth on the reverse). - Overall, a wealth of valuable material on the history of Romania, Queen Elizabeth and her family from the houses Wied and Nassau. Seller Inventory # 27823

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Title: 2 autograph letters signed and 3 typed ...

Publisher: Peles Castle and Bucarest, 1879-1907.

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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare �sterreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor L�on (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.

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Inlibris, Handelsgesellschaft f�r antiquarische B�cher und Drucke GmbH
Rathausstrasse 19/27, Wien, A, 1010, Austria

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