I bought it new and have kept it carefully. Both the cover and the contents are in good condition. #Women of the Habsburg Dynasty (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho #1151) Paperback #Hiroshi Emura (Author) #Emura Hiroshi A collection of portraits of empresses and princesses who graced the history of the dynasty. The light and shadow of the lives of the wife and sister of "#Beautiful Princess." The hardships of a grand duchess who endured a marriage of unequal status. The conflict between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that extended to politics. The #last empress who lost sight of the times. Another history of the empire, lived by women. (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho)