The Age of Louis XIV: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Pascal, Molià re, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715 (The Story of Civilization)
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, small quarto bound in red cloth, lacking dust-jacket. 802 pages. Bibliographical Guide, Notes, Index. Illustrated with 59 half-tones and map end-papers. Book Club edition, second printing. No previous ownership marks. Volume VIII in the Durant's "The Story of Civilization". Book is clean, square, tight and unmarked with occasional mild creasing to some pages. Spine faded to light brown. Very good. Media mail only. .
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- Seller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 019647
- Title
- The Age of Louis XIV: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Pascal, Molià re, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715 (The Story of Civilization)
- Author
- Will Durant, Ariel Durant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- European History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....