World of Prague
by Scheufler, Pavel
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Prague: Prazsky Svet Publishing House, 2000 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 447 (1) pp, foreword, Hradcany and Prague Castle; Little Quarter; Prague Bridges; Old Town; Josefov; New Town Vysehrad; The First Hundred Years of Photography (1839-1939); addenda, selected literature; alphabetical list of locations and objects in the book, acknowledgments with color and b&w illustrations throughout. Contemporary photographs by Lubos Stiburek and Martin Tuma. First Edition, 2000. "Historical photographs dating from 1850-1959 interspersed with contemporary shots allow us to discover existing places in Prague, places changed beyond recognition and places irrevocably lost. The succession of several photographs highlights the way that one area has changed over time. The photographs let us discover 120 Prague locationa and to fix them in a spatial and temporal contest; we can rediscover what has been forgotten and confront different sensations and impressions from several different epochs" from the Foreword. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no other underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark blue cloth with blind-stamped lettering to front board and spine, and red cloth page marker..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004345
- Title
- World of Prague
- Author
- Scheufler, Pavel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Prazsky Svet Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Prague
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY EASTERN EUROPE HUNGARY PRAGUE HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
- Size
- Small 4to
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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