The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War: 1890-1914
by Barbara W. Tuchman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G+/dj G- w/small tears at top and bottom of spine.
- Seller
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Port Washington, New York, United States
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Synopsis
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 is a 1966 book by Barbara Tuchman, collecting essays she had published in various periodicals during the mid 1960s. Each chapter deals with a different country, theme, and time (although all relate to the approximately 25 years preceding World War I).
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- Seller
- North Shore Theory Co. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- G100164
- Title
- The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War: 1890-1914
- Author
- Barbara W. Tuchman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- dj G- w/small tears at top and bottom of spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- "First Printing"" on copyright page, but BOMC mark on lower cove
- Publisher
- Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 9 1/2 x 6 1/2
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