A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
by Tuchman, Barbara W
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Library. First Edition. Leather Bound . Very Good. Limited edition published exclusively for members of the First Edition Society. Bound in genuine leather with gilt embossed covers and spine. Four raises backbone hubs, red silk moire endleaves, all edge gilt, and satin marker sewn in. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Isolated areas of soiling to leather and one tiny chip to front cover. Inconspicuous indention to spine near tail. Franklin Library limited edition notes laid in. 8vo. 735pp.
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
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPtuchDM
- Title
- A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
- Author
- Tuchman, Barbara W
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Portland, Oregon
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Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.