HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1984* Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.* Binding and cover condition: Chestnut brown cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Illustrated dust wrapper showing print of the congress of Vienna. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £10.95, now in clear un-attached protective jacket. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. Spine slightly dull. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: One 8pp. block of b/w photos.* Pages: 210 pp. text. xix pp. notes, bibliography & index at rear.* Description: The Congress of Vienna met in 1814 to build a new Europe following the defeat of Napoleon. It was dominated by four remarkable men: Metternich, Talleyrand, Castlereagh and Alexander I of Russia. As well as portraying the delicate and dangerous diplomatic manoeuvring during the nine months of the conference, the author also goes behind the scenes to tell the engrossing story of the private lives of the protagonists. Three beautiful women were loved by the great men at the congress; all three were as keenly political as they were glamorous.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with NO MAJOR FAULTS, in protected dust jacket.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4673
Title: The Congress Dances. Vienna 1814-1815
Author: Alsop, Susan Mary
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F/F/F
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10: 029778367X
ISBN 13: 9780297783671
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Place of Publication: London UK 229
Date Published: 1984-08-30
Size: 21.8 x 14 x 2.8 cm

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