The Siege of Vienna Hardcover - 1964

Collins, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. preface by author, list of illustrations, notes and references and index. Map illustrated and pages, both different, the front endpaper shows Eastern Europe in 1683, Boundary of Ottoman Empire; rear end page shows the Danube in 1683. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white illustrations. Yellow / green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. ''The Siege of Vienna by the Turks in 1683 is one of the turning-points of European history. <snip> So great was the shock of this irruption that countries normally jealous and hostile sank their differences in a common effort to drive back the armies of his lamb and their still more terrible allies, the savage Tatar tribesman who were burning, looting and killing all over the peaceful countryside at the heart of Europe. The defeat of the Turks at the very moment when they had breached the walls of Vienna was decisive both in its remote and its immediate consequences'' -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages with a hint of foxing to the top text block edge. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping of the back strip corners and book corners. Rubbing of the book edges and panels; and, the panels also show some handling marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 15 - 349, [3] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Austria; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; History. Inventory No: 0123770. .