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The Age of Reason Begins: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558 - 1648
by Durant, Will; Ariel Durant
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster. Fine with no dust jacket. 1961. First Edition Thus. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover, illustrated endpapers, top edge red. Illustrated with B&W engravings. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. FINE.. B&W Illustrations. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xviii, 729, (2) pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17964
- Title
- The Age of Reason Begins: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558 - 1648
- Author
- Durant, Will; Ariel Durant
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- History, European History, Age of Reason, Henry IV of France, Wars of Religion, French Huguenots, Francis Bacon, James VI and I, Bloody Mary
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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