Description: A Distant Mirror; The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (1978 Hardcover First Edition). The author's forward states: "The genesis of this book was a desire to find out what were the effects on society of the most lethal disaster of recorded history--that is to say, of the Black Death of 1348-50, which killed an estimated one third of the population living between India and Iceland...Although my initial question has escaped an answer, the interest of the period itself...was compelling and, as it seemed to me, consoling in a period of similar disarray. If our last decade or two of collapsing assumptions has been a period of unusual discomfort, it is reassuring to know that the human species has lived through worse before..." The book is in good condition. There are wear marks on the cover, and there is a tiny tear to the top of the very last (blank) page (please see photos. There is no dust jacket. Otherwise, the book is completely intact and without markings.
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Format: Hardcover
Publication Year: 1978
Edition: First Edition
Book Title: A Distant Mirror
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Original Language: English
Item Length: 8.5 in
Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults
Vintage: Yes
Type: History
Language: English
Item Height: 2 in
Author: Barbara W. Tuchman
Features: Illustrated
Genre: History
Topic: History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 5.75 in
Number of Pages: 720
