Harbou, Thea von Metropolis. Román prelozila Marie Dolejsi. Autorisované vydáni.…

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Harbou, Thea von Metropolis. Román prelozila Marie Dolejsi. Autorisované vydáni. With numerous photogr. illustrations. Prague, Ustredni Delnické Knihkupectvi a Nakladatelstvi (A. Sveceny), 1927. 238 p., 1 sheet 8°. Ill. OLinen with gilt stamped D-title and R-title and colored paper endpapers. Harbou, Thea von Metropolis. Román prelozila Marie Dolejsi. Autorisované vydáni. With numerous photogr. illustrations. Prague, Ustredni Delnické Knihkupectvi a Nakladatelstvi (A. Sveceny), 1927. 238 p., 1 sheet 8°. Ill. OLinen with gilt stamped D-title and R-title and colored paper endpapers. Authorized edition in Czech, published in the same year in which the film premiered. - Illustrated with more than 60 film stills. - Due to paper conditions delicately and evenly browned. Overall extremely well-preserved and clean copy. with numerous photogr. illus. - Orig. ill. cloth with gilt title on cover and spine and colored paper endpapers. - Authorized edition in Czech, published in the same year as the premiere of the film. - Illustrated with more than 60 film stills. - Paper delicately and evenly browned. Altogether very well preserved copy. This work is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 23.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.

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