The Age of Reason Begins: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558-1648 (The Story of Civilization: Part VII)
by Will Durant; Ariel Durant
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. First printing, stated. Black cloth with gilt. Boards clean and solid with gilt bright & attractive. Trace of light shelf wear only. Binding firm, though opens just a little bit wide at top gutter of title page. Gift inscription on dedication page, else unmarked and clean. Text block clean. DJ price-clipped, clean & whole. Tiny closed tear at top edge of rear panel, edges with a touch of rubbing. Spine very lightly sunned. An attractive copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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- Title
- The Age of Reason Begins: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558-1648 (The Story of Civilization: Part VII)
- Author
- Will Durant; Ariel Durant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- SPECIAL HISTORY
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