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The Hour of Our Death
by Aries, Philippe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394410742
- ISBN 13
- 9780394410746
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1981. 1st US . Cloth. Fine/Good. (1st US) Large, heavy book, black cloth with initials of author embossed at top front, gilt very fine on spine, 24 pages of b/w illustrations, 651 pages. DJ front and spine has black background with color-illustration of "Death of the Christian" from Grandes Heures de Rohan. DJ has slight wear to top front tip, micronick at top back tip, very tiny tear at bottom back tip, tiny tear and light crease at bottom front edge, slight wear with tiny tear at spine top and bottom left edge. A history of death. Near Very Good DJ/Near Very Fine book.
Synopsis
Philippe Ariès was an important French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood. He is also the author of Centuries of Childhood , which was translated into English in 1962. He died in Paris in 1984.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19627
- Title
- The Hour of Our Death
- Author
- Aries, Philippe
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394410742
- ISBN 13
- 9780394410746
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- DEATH SOCIAL SCIENCE DYING
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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