The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization Volume VIII)
by Will and Ariel Durant
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Very Good/Good
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The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization Volume VIII) by Will and Ariel Durant Hardcover Cloth 802 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Stated second printing 1963. BOMC dot on back cover. Nice red buckram boards and gold embossing. Red topstain. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and brilliant with considerable shelf wear - tears, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
In the eighth volume of their Story of Civilization, the Durants explore the apex of European civilization to that time, the years 1648 to 1715. It is the era of the "Sun King," Louis XIV, one of the most powerful rulers in Western history. It is also the pinnacle of Dutch culture, the heyday of Vermeer and William of Orange, later King of England. All this forms the backdrop for the Durants' real focus: the intellectual character of the age. Encompassing Newton and Leibniz, among others, THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV marks a momentous transition: the passage from superstition and intolerance to science and philosophy. This is the period on which the foundation for modernity rests.
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- River House Books (US)
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- 657147
- Title
- The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization Volume VIII)
- Author
- Will and Ariel Durant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 802
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- First Editions;
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