The Last Knight The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era
by Cantor, Norman F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0743226887
- ISBN 13
- 9780743226882
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Free Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743226887 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, faint library tape marks on front and back board. Small library stamp on bottom corner of title page, discard stamp top page edges and date stamp on bottom. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W plates. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages; "The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, yet gallantry, chivalry, and literary brilliance flourished in the courts of England and elsewhere. Chaucer wrote brilliant satire, lords and ladies invented courtly rituals of love and romance, yet the vast bulk of Europe's population struggled with plague, economic uncertainty, and violence. It was a world in transition, soon to be replaced by the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration -- and John of Gaunt was its central figure. " .
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- Seller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21173
- Title
- The Last Knight The Twilight of the Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern Era
- Author
- Cantor, Norman F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0743226887
- ISBN 13
- 9780743226882
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 0743226887, Medieval, John of Gaunt
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Great Britain;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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