{"product_id":"a-distant-mirror-the-calamanitous-fourteenth-century-barbara-w-tuchman-the-franklin-library-first-edition-society-1978","title":"A Distant Mirror; The Calamanitous Fourteenth Century, Barbara W. Tuchman, The Franklin Library; First Edition Society, 1978","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Distant Mirror is Barbara W. Tuchman's acclaimed narrative history of the turbulent fourteenth century, exploring an age shaped by the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War and political upheaval through the life of the French nobleman Enguerrand VII de Coucy. First published in 1978, the book draws striking parallels between the crises of medieval Europe and those of the modern world, and remains one of the most widely read and influential works of popular medieval history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Distant Mirror; The Calamanitous Fourteenth Century, by Barbara W. Tuchman,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Franklin Library; First Edition Society, Pennsylvania. 1978 limited first edition. Privately printed exclusively for members of the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFirst Edition Society. Published by special arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine, copy of this beautifully produced book. Full black leather binding with elaborate gilt decoration to front and rear covers. Spine with raised bands and gilt tooling. With vermillion silk moire pattern endpapers and matching page ribbon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText is clean and bright, with full shiny gilt page edges. One 15mm scuff to gilt on lower edge of text block. With introductory message from \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarbara W. Tuchman\u003c\/em\u003e with facsimile signature. Illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003exxx + (1) + (2) Map + 735pp + Plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 1500g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDimensions approximately 240mm high x 178mm x 50mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55858460492161,"sku":"LAN10287","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/ADistantMirror_TheCalamanitousFourteenthCentury_BarbaraW.Tuchman_TheFranklinLibrary_FirstEditionSociety_1978IMG_6073.jpg?v=1782985290","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/a-distant-mirror-the-calamanitous-fourteenth-century-barbara-w-tuchman-the-franklin-library-first-edition-society-1978","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}