Hardcover published by Brentano's, 1929.First published in January 1928, this is the fourth printing from December 1929. History of Vienna, with an emphasis on the culture, music and arts. 52 black and white photos through the text. 4-7/8" X 6-7/8", 399 pages with Index. Red cloth covered boards, with the title and author name on the front cover and spine. Cover is flat, corners are not bumped or creased, all lettering on the cover is intact and legible. No dust jacket. Sewn binding is tight and square. Edges of the text block are relatively clean, with just some spots of age tanning to the top edge. Former owner's bookplate on the top corner of the first flyleaf page - about 2" X 3". No further ownership marks besides that, and no further writing. Not a library discard, not a remainder copy. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.

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Bookseller: Hopkins Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22-08552
Title: Vienna Yesterday and Today
Author: J. Alexander Mahan
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Travel;

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We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Remainder: Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...