Distant Mirror

by Tuchman, Barbara W

Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August—a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.

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New York: Knopf, 1978. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Eleventh Printing. ISBN:0394400267.. THE CALAMITOUS 14TH CENTURY 0394400267 WORLD HISTORY/HISTORY OF IDEAS. Catalogs: World History.
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1978
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From the front dust jacket flap: "The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: on the one hand a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry and exquisitely illuminated Books of Hours; on the other a time of ferocity and spiritual agony - a world plunged into chaos. These are the years when the Black Death struck… Read more about this item
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1978. TUCHMAN, Barbara W. A DISTANT MIRROR: THE CALAMITOUS 14TH CENTURY. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Fourth printing. Presentation copy inscribed by Tuchman on the half-title. 677 pp. 8vo., black cloth stamped in gilt, in color pictorial dust jacket. Book near fine, spine slightly rolled. Jacket has minor soil and a few tiny nicks. Pictorial endpapers, color and… Read more about this item
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Little wear. Three sets of illustrations included, one set in color. Spine has one crease, corresponding to the location of the color plates. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owners' names on half title page. Although this claims to be a history of the 14th century, in a traditionally Eurocentric way, the other six continents… Read more about this item
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1978
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1978. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. One of the author's most beloved books, this is a FIRST EDITION, Eighth Printing, from Oct.1978. The hardcover book with matte black cloth-covered boards is in Near Fine condition in like DJ, marred only by light foxing to top… Read more about this item
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1979
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Macmillan. hardcover. Very Good. 8x1x11. Hardcover. Very Good condition. No jacket. Previous owner name / date inside. No other markings or writings inside. Clear Text and Images. Minor shelf-wear. Mild age tanning. Foxing on top edge. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century, Tuchman, Barbara W. Published by the Folio Society, London, 1997. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 673pp. with 2 sections of glossy colored plates, bibliography, notes and index. Dark blue black boards with silver gilt design and titles; mapped endpapers. Very light outer edge dusting and otherwise, volume is in fine, unread condition. Lacks… Read more about this item
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