Description

Hardcover, large format folio bound in two-tone cloth with spine boldly lettered in gold, in original non price-clipped publisher’s dust-jacket. 431 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white throughout. Written by J.H. Plumb, assisted by the editors of Horizon magazine; containing biographical essay by nine different scholars, including Garrett Mattingly, Kenneth Clark and J. Bronowski. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Old crease to front end-paper, else book is clean, square and unmarked Dust-jacket shows edge-wear and several chips and clear tape repairs to rear panel, albeit complete. Very good in a near good dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.