She was a princess, daughter of perhaps the most hated king in Europe. He was just a lowly hussar. Their love affair in turn-of-the-century Vienna was to scandalize a continent. The story of Princess Louise of Belgium and G???za Mattachich, stepson of a minor Croatian count, began with no more than an exchanged glance in a park. Yet the princess and her soldier, divided by wealth and status, pursued their devotion to one another through scandal, ruin, madness and imprisonment. Dan Jacobson's brilliant imagining of this ...
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She was a princess, daughter of perhaps the most hated king in Europe. He was just a lowly hussar. Their love affair in turn-of-the-century Vienna was to scandalize a continent. The story of Princess Louise of Belgium and G???za Mattachich, stepson of a minor Croatian count, began with no more than an exchanged glance in a park. Yet the princess and her soldier, divided by wealth and status, pursued their devotion to one another through scandal, ruin, madness and imprisonment. Dan Jacobson's brilliant imagining of this forgotten episode of the Hapsburg court brings to life one of the century's great love stories.
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1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on title page and author's handwritten letter loosely inserted. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (page edges spotted-otherwise VG), dustwrapper (tear at bottom edge of upper cover-otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 261 (no other inscriptions).
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None. Fine in Near Fine jacket. A signed first edition of Dan Jacobson's romantic and intriguing novel about a romance between a princess and her lover, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Longlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize. 'All For Love' is a novel about Princess Louise, the daughter of King Leopold II of the Belgians, and the wife of a prince. The novel tells about her affair with the Second Lieutenant Geza Mattachiah, and how the romance fits into their lives and affects them. Written by Dan Jacobson, a South-African author. His other works include 'Heshel's Kingdom', 'The Wonder-Worker', 'The Trap', 'The Zuku and the Zeide', and more. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is near fine with a very small amount of edgewear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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New in fine dust jacket. BRAND NEW. DJ has slight edge-wear. Has tiny dot remainder mark. Never read or opened. First Stated US edition. First Printing. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 270 p. Audience: General/trade.