The Congress Dances Vienna 1814-1815 by Alsop, Susan Mary

Hardback. Very Good.

Harper and Row, Publishers, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Used Book: Hard Cover Remainder stamp, previous store mark to half-title page in pencil. Price-clipped dust jacket has some scuffs at edges.

Hardcover. Very good/029778367. Illus., index; xii+228pp. orig. cloth, Dust Jacket Included

London England: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1984. Hardback. First Edition. The Congress Dances. Previous owners ex libris name sticker to inside cover. Very slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. The Congress of Vienna met in 1814 to build a new Europe following the defeat of Napoleon. It was dominated by four remarkable men: Metternich, Talleyrand, Castlereagh and Alexander I of Eussia. As well as portraying the delicate and dangerous diplomatic manoeuvring during the nine months of the conference, the author also goes behind the scenes to tell the engrossing story of the private lives of the protagonists. In no other international gathering in history have women so substantially influenced events. Three beautiful women were loved by the great men at the congress; all three were as keenly political as they were glamorous. The book's title is taken from the Prince de Ligne's famous remark, 'The Congress doesn't advance, it dances', and the author vividly recreates the atmosphere of… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: Revised & reprinted.* Date of Publication: 1981* Publisher: Granada.* Binding and cover condition: Text-illustrated soft card covers. Yellow and white text to red ground. No bumps or rubs. Heavy crease to front cover. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems little used. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Owners adhesive label to inside of front cover. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight marks to top and fore-edge. VG++* Illustrations: A number of b/w line-drawn maps, diagrams and sketches within text. throughout.* Pages: Numbered by section and by lesson.* Product Description:- This volume includes ?The Student Guides, Pre-Flight Briefings and Flight Demonstrations as approved in the Approved U.K. Syllabus. The contents are as follows:- Introduction, Aircraft familiarisation, Preparation For and Action After Flight., Air… Read More

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1984* Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.* Binding and cover condition: Chestnut brown cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Illustrated dust wrapper showing print of the congress of Vienna. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £10.95, now in clear un-attached protective jacket. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. Spine slightly dull. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: One 8pp. block of b/w photos.* Pages: 210 pp. text. xix pp. notes, bibliography & index at rear.* Description: The Congress of Vienna met in 1814 to build a new Europe following the defeat of Napoleon. It was dominated by four remarkable men: Metternich, Talleyrand, Castlereagh and Alexander I of Russia. As well as portraying the delicate and dangerous diplomatic manoeuvring during… Read More