The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization Vol. 8)
by Durant, Will (1885-1981) & Ariel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VeryGood/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671012150
- ISBN 13
- 9780671012151
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item Price
CA$34.80CA$31.32
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About This Item
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1963. Hardcover_cloth. VeryGood/Good. 6.63"x9.25" 802 indexed pages. BCE/BOMC. Red cloth. Gilt letters on front and spine. List of 59 Illustrations in frontal section plus endpaper maps of United Kingdom, Kingdom of France, Europe in 1715, & Europe after the Peace of Westphalia. Top edge painted red. DJ design by Joseph B. Del Valle. Authors' photo by Bill Ray. Cloth sewn binding. Preface by Will Durant dated 1963. Tiny square blind-stamped on bottom right corner of back board. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. No price on DJ. DJ has chips and tears to edges. Will require additional postage for weight. The Story of Civilization, Volume VIII: A history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715. This is the eighth volume of the Pulitzer Prize-winning series. Source: Publisher.
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- Seller
- Blacks Bookshop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 14190
- Title
- The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization Vol. 8)
- Author
- Durant, Will (1885-1981) & Ariel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VeryGood
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671012150
- ISBN 13
- 9780671012151
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Pulitzer Prize
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