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Vienna : The legend and reality of an urban civilization, from its beginnings as a frontier frotress to the dissolution of the Habsburg empire
by Barea, Ilsa
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stated: First American Edition. No other printings noted and same date on Title Page and Copyright Page. Hard cover in very good condition with beige boards and navy spine cloth with gold gilt spine lettering. Top edge stained blue. Small design in silver on front board. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings. 381 numbered pages. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. Concludes with a Bibliography and an extensive Index. Dust jacket good with age toning; shelf & edge wear; chips especially at head & heel of spine; rubbing to fold lines and edging. Small stain in center of title word Vienna. Not price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000935
- Title
- Vienna : The legend and reality of an urban civilization, from its beginnings as a frontier frotress to the dissolution of the Habsburg empire
- Author
- Barea, Ilsa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Vienna, Vienna Austria, Vienna Austria - History, Vienna Austria - Intellectual life
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; History of Europe;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Heel
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Copyright page
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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