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A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century

A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century

A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century
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A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century

by Barbara W.Tuchman

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Near Fine in a Like Jacket/Pcl.
ISBN 10
0394400267
ISBN 13
9780394400266
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1978. Black boards the titles in bright gilt to the spine.Shows light shelf wear. The glossy and clean jacket shows mild chaffing at the corners and folds two small closed tears hardly noticeable.. Sixth Printing October,1978. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Like Jacket/Pcl.. Illus. by Maps,B/W and Full Colour Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

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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Bookseller
Mulberry Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
901425
Title
A Distant Mirror : The Calamitous 14th Century
Author
Barbara W.Tuchman
Illustrator
Maps,B/W and Full Colour Illustrations
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine in a Like Jacket
Jacket Condition
Pcl.
Edition
Sixth Printing October,1978
ISBN 10
0394400267
ISBN 13
9780394400266
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1978
Keywords
History/France 14th Century
Bookseller catalogs
History;
Size
8vo

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