Vanished Empire: Vienna, Budapest, Prague: The Three Capital Cities of the Habsburg Empire as Seen Today
by Brook, Stephen
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Bookplate. DJ has some wear and soiling. Small ding to bottom of front board.
- ISBN 10
- 0688092128
- ISBN 13
- 9780688092122
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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1988. First U. S. Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Bookplate. DJ has some wear and soiling. Small ding to bottom of front board.. Vii, 336 p. Index. Brook presents his view of Budapest, Vienna, and Prague, looking at the many aspects of life in each--the food and wine, the culture, the architecture, the politics, and the people. He notes the contrast between the overpowering historic remnants of each city and the everyday lives of its citizens.
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- 58173
- Title
- Vanished Empire: Vienna, Budapest, Prague: The Three Capital Cities of the Habsburg Empire as Seen Today
- Author
- Brook, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Bookplate. DJ has some wear and soiling. Small ding to bottom of front board.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0688092128
- ISBN 13
- 9780688092122
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Prague, Hapsburg Empire, Danube River, Vaclav Havel, Anti-Semitism, Jews, Alois Mock, Laszlo Rajk, Kurt Waldheim, Franz Vranitsky
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