225 pp. Rose cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Princess Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy (August 23, 1863 - June 15, 1945) was an American author of novels, poetry, and plays. The Quick or the Dead' (1888), her first novel, which sold 300,000 copies, created more of a sensation than any of her later work. Her 1914 novel, World's End was reputed to be 'the best seller in New York City.'
