Prague in Black and Gold: : Scenes from teh Life of a European City
by Demetz, Peter
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book VG+: touch of foxing/dust to outer edge of text block, else clean, square, tight./DJ VG+: touch of age/shelf wear, not clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0809078430
- ISBN 13
- 9780809078431
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hill and Wang, 1997. first edition. hardcover. Book VG+: touch of foxing/dust to outer edge of text block, else clean, square, tight./DJ VG+: touch of age/shelf wear, not clipped. 8vo 411pp. from front flap: "Every year Prague attracts thousands of enthusiastic visitors with its Old World charms. For a millennium this beautiful city in the heart of Central Europe, with its ancient townships set on hills and in valleys overlooking a strategic river, has been at the core of everything both wonderful and terrible in Western history. Prague in Black and Gold strips away the sentimental distortions in a brilliant account that clarifies Prague's true place in world civilization." #01981.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1919
- Title
- Prague in Black and Gold
- Author
- Demetz, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG+: touch of foxing/dust to outer edge of text block, else clean, square, tight.
- Jacket Condition
- DJ VG+: touch of age/shelf wear, not clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0809078430
- ISBN 13
- 9780809078431
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- travel, tourism, history, central europe, europe, czech republic, nonfiction, first edition
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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