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In 1683, the confrontation escalates between the Islamic army of Kara the Black, commander of the Ottoman Turks, and the Christian forces of Austria, until the final climactic battle is fought at the edge of the Vienna woods
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0192714562
- ISBN 13 9780192714565
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages270
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Children of the Book
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1987
ISBN 10: 0192714562
ISBN 13: 9780192714565
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 16198819-6
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Children of the Book
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book. Seller Inventory # 0843539
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Children of the Book
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Oxford Univ. Press, NY/Oxford, 1982
ISBN 10: 0192714562
ISBN 13: 9780192714565
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in very good dust jacket; Bumping of corners/ends, small brown stain on title pg, dust jacket shows rubbing/bumping, sticker shadow-residue on front flap. Seller Inventory # 245063
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Children of the Book
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1982
ISBN 10: 0192714562
ISBN 13: 9780192714565
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Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. (UK) 1st publication. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, map end papers, 271pp. This is a historical novel centered on the Ottoman seige of Vienna as told through the eyes of two young men, a janissary and a Polish defender. (1.8 JM HOQ 102/a4 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Seller Inventory # 04155
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Children of the Book
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Oxford at the Carendon Press, Oxford, 1982
ISBN 10: 0192714562
ISBN 13: 9780192714565
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Children of the Book
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1982
ISBN 10: 0192714562
ISBN 13: 9780192714565
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Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket after Franz Geffels, maps by Barry Rowe, illustrations by Richard Jervis (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, very slight lean, not price clipped (£6.95), no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 271pp, map endpapers, illustrated. A historical novel about the Siege of Vienna. This book won the 1983 Young Observer / Rank Organization Fiction Prize. Peter Carter (1929-99), was a British writer of children's books, primarily historical novels. Seller Inventory # 010147
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Children of the Book
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1982
ISBN 10: 0192714562
ISBN 13: 9780192714565
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Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
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Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Ambrus, Victor G. (illustrator). Assumed First Edition. 271 Pages. Beautiful red boards with gold spine lettering. Dust jacket has a price label on the front flap. Front endpaper map of The Siege of Vienna Eastern Europe in 1683. Back endpaper map is Vienna and the Siege Works. The drums of the janissaries were sounding all along the border, in Romania, Hungary, Transylvania, Albania, in every fort on that ill-defined frontier where Christ and Mohammad met. In the spring of 1683 Kara Mustafa - Kara the Black - Grand Vizier of the Empire of the Ottoman Turks launches a treacherous attack upon Austria and besieges Vienna, Austria's capital and the gateway to Christian Europe. Marching with the Grand Vizier's army is young Timur Ven, a raw recruit in the Janissaries, the dreaded Turkish infantry. As Vienna is slowly strangled to death, Europe stirs itself and marches to its aid. Foremost is King John Sobieski of Poland, and with his army rides Stefan Zabruski, the son of a Polish Knight. Inside Vienna, Anna Vogel, a baker's daughter, grows from girlhood to womanhood as the Turkish troops batter down the defences of the city. Day by day, week by week, and month by month, the crescent moon of Islam confronts the Red Cross of Christianity until the day comes when, at the feet of the Vienna woods, Timur meets Stefan Zabruski face to face. A magnificent historical novel from Peter Carter. Contents in Three Parts: The Threat, The Attack, and The Siege. There are 27 Chapters: Istanbul, Osijek, Vienna, Poland, Edirne, Osijek, Vienna, Poland, Osijek, Vienna, Gyor, Petronell, Vienna, Cracow, The Counterscarp, The Glacis, The Palisades, The Covered-way, The King, The Golden Eagle, The Moat, The Ravelin, The Magic Hill, The Bear Cage, The Plain of Tulln, The Curtain Wall, and September 12, 1683. Seller Inventory # 20649
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