The pages are foxed intermittently throughout the book, and in some places quite badly; the half title page is not square with the rest if the book, which appears to be a printer's fault. Overall a solid and unmarked copy, but obviously second hand. 292 pages. "Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (Franz Joseph Karl; 18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and monarch of other states in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from 2 December 1848 to his death. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866 he was also President of the German Confederation. He was the longest-reigning Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, as well as the third-longest-reigning monarch of any country in European history, after Louis XIV of France and Johann II of Liechtenstein." (Wikipedia)