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Prague Through The Lens of the Secret Police (Praha Objektivem Tajne Policie)
by Vitvar, Jan H.; Zacek, Pavel; Pavlikova, Anna; Urbanek, Miroslav; Bosak, Vladimir
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 8087211111
- ISBN 13
- 9788087211113
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
Prague, Czech Republic: Institue For The Study of Authoritarian Regimes, 2008. Hardcover. Fair. Book is in fair condition, slight cant to spine, bump to crown and heel of spine, corners lightly pushed, cracked hinge revealing tube of spine and stitching, binding remains strong with no loose pages, though leaves vulnerable to worsening state, shelving and handling wear, some soiling to front pastedown and endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked within. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210
- Title
- Prague Through The Lens of the Secret Police (Praha Objektivem Tajne Policie)
- Author
- Vitvar, Jan H.; Zacek, Pavel; Pavlikova, Anna; Urbanek, Miroslav; Bosak, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 8087211111
- ISBN 13
- 9788087211113
- Publisher
- Institue For The Study of Authoritarian Regimes
- Place of Publication
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- secret police, photography, czech photography, totalitarianism, prague, communist czechia
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About the Seller
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Ridgewood, New York
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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