Distant Mirror

New York: Knopf, 1978. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Eleventh Printing. ISBN:0394400267.. THE CALAMITOUS 14TH CENTURY 0394400267 WORLD HISTORY/HISTORY OF IDEAS. Catalogs: World History.

From the front dust jacket flap: "The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: on the one hand a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry and exquisitely illuminated Books of Hours; on the other a time of ferocity and spiritual agony - a world plunged into chaos. These are the years when the Black Death struck… Read more about this item

Little wear. Three sets of illustrations included, one set in color. Spine has one crease, corresponding to the location of the color plates. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owners' names on half title page. Although this claims to be a history of the 14th century, in a traditionally Eurocentric way, the other six continents… Read more about this item

1978. TUCHMAN, Barbara W. A DISTANT MIRROR: THE CALAMITOUS 14TH CENTURY. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Fourth printing. Presentation copy inscribed by Tuchman on the half-title. 677 pp. 8vo., black cloth stamped in gilt, in color pictorial dust jacket. Book near fine, spine slightly rolled. Jacket has minor soil and a few tiny nicks. Pictorial endpapers, color and… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1978. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. One of the author's most beloved books, this is a FIRST EDITION, Eighth Printing, from Oct.1978. The hardcover book with matte black cloth-covered boards is in Near Fine condition in like DJ, marred only by light foxing to top… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very nice reprint or book club edition in black boards with copper foil to type. Sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Jacket unclipped with light wear. Illustrated.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first trade edition of A Distant Mirror by Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara W. Tuchman.. Octavo, xx, 677pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Trade Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to edges, dust remnants to top… Read more about this item

Hardback. Very Good.

New York: A. Knopf, 1978. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. PC VG/VG+. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Clean black cloth boards, minor shelfwear, some fading to top edge, illustrated endpapers, FO plate to FFEP recto. Unclipped ($15.95) DJ minor wear to edges, in mylar protector. INSCRIBED by author (to late Vanderbilt Engineering professor, Ernest Freudenthal) to half-title page. Illustrated.Two newspaper… Read more about this item

Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1978-08-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.1000 8.3000 5.6000. heavy wear on the dust jacket (creasing, staining, ripping), minimal amount of wear along the edges of the cover of the book

Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($15.95 price intact). Published by Knopf, 1978. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in gold with cartographic endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like… Read more about this item

Ballantine Books. Good. Paperback. 1979. 677 pages. Cover worn<br>An intimate history of the 14th Century .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. hardcover. Very Good/very good. 9th printing of the First edition. Dust jacket is in excellent condition with no chips or tears; not price clipped; now in new removable protective cover. Black cloth covered boards with gilt print on spine and front. Front endpapers are maps of 14th century Europe; rear endpapers show… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6x1x9. 3rd printing. Jacket edges rubbed with a few small spots and several tape repairs, jacket a bit toned, crease down front jacket flap, jacket price clipped, ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1978 Hard Cover. xx, 677 pp. Map illustrated endpapers. "Anyone who has read The… Read more about this item

Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A., 2002. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Franklin Library, 1978. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. Limited First Edition..

HARDBACK, "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st.* Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1979 (1978)* Publisher: Macmillan, London Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Mid-brown cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no shelf wear to edges or to head and tail of spine. Small dent to top front edge. VG++* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents… Read more about this item

USA: Ballantine Books, 1981. Still one of the best histories of medieval France. Some edgewear and creasing of spine and covers, age toning of pages otherwise still a good reading copy. Soft Cover. Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Former owner's name stamp on top edge of ffep. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the… Read more 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… Read more about this item