A Nervous Splendor: Vienna, 1888-1889

Little, Brown & Co, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Original Cloth 3). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. Preface by author, list of illustrations, Bibliography (limited to primary sources) and index, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and reproductions of drawings from contemporary sources. End page illustrations Of The Rathaus And Ringstrasse. 1/4 gold coloured cloth covered back strip with black coloured titles and gilt coloured illustrations. 3/4 charcoal coloured boards with gilt coloured embossed illustrations to the panels and gilt coloured embossed titles to the front panel. Colour illustrated wraparound dust jacket with blue and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. These pages tell the story of Austria's Crown Prince Rudolf and his city in the 10 months before and after the double killing / suicide on January 30, 1889, where Crown Prince Rudolf shot his teenage mistress and hours later shot himself. The author evokes connections between Rudolf, Sigmund Freud, Gustav Mahler, and Theodore Herzl among others, who found frustration at the end of the 19th century. A little softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages and there is a small staining to the front text edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with some creasing to the back strip edge. Fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. X, 340 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Austria; 19th century; ISBN: 0316585327. ISBN/EAN: 9780316585323. Inventory No: 0287948. . 9780316585323