A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
by Tuchman, Barbara W
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About This Item
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 slipcase.
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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- A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
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- Tuchman, Barbara W
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- Hardcover
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