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RARE FIRST EDITION of a collection of literary essays on Vienna and its surroundings by Willibald Alexis (the pseudonym of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring, 1798-1871) - an eminent German writer and member of the Young Germany movement, considered the founder of the realistic historical novel in German literature. 175x115mm. 453 pages. Green cloth embossed Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Cover and spine rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Front cover upper corner and spine upper edge worn/peeling. Pages yellowing. wavy and age-stained. Binding slightly visible on front inner cover upper edge. Dedication written in pen on front whitepage. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition..