Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in blue cloth, with sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. According to the publisher's blurb, "This is the first biography of Marc Bloch (1886-1944), historian, soldier in both world wars, and leader of the Resistance, who was captured, tortured, and died a heroic death. Based largely on Bloch's private letters, diaries and papers, as well as on other unpublished documents, it traces the remarkable life of this French-Jewish patriot under the Third Republic." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xix + 371 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 349110
Title: Marc Bloch: A Life in History
Author: Carole Fink
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1989
Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Marc Bloch|The Annales|French history |The Holocaust|French culture|social history

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