History of Civilizations. Translated by Richard Mayne
by Braudel, Fernand
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New York: Penguin Books, 1995. 8vo. 200 x 130 mm., [7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. xl, 600 pp. Illustrated with 23 maps. Stiff paper wrappers.
"A Work of Art -- Far nobler than mere scholarship. Its insights are variously luminous, startling and curious. Braudel's portrait of the planet is immensely various and vivacious. A panaorama full of emotions, excitement, humanity, and even hope." Jan Morris.
"A Work of Art -- Far nobler than mere scholarship. Its insights are variously luminous, startling and curious. Braudel's portrait of the planet is immensely various and vivacious. A panaorama full of emotions, excitement, humanity, and even hope." Jan Morris.
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- De Simone Company, Booksellers (US)
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- 928
- Title
- History of Civilizations. Translated by Richard Mayne
- Author
- Braudel, Fernand
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
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De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.
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