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Hardcover, bound in full genuine brown gilt-stamped leather binding, with cover showing a map of the Western Front. x, 511 pages. Illustrateds with maps. Brand new copy in factory shrink-wrap. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: bound in satin ribbon marker, all edges gilt, raised spine, 22kt gold stamping, smyth-sewn binding, silk moire end-papers, acid free archival paper and full genuine leather binding. The Pulitzer Prize winner for non-fiction, Tuchman’s history of World War I (principally the Western Front) is not only an excellent study on the war and the political, economic and social conditions which led up to it, but a wonderful read. Published in the Easton Press series on Military History, the exact date of this copy is unknown, as it is still sealed. Issued in several binding styles we have seen this particular copy described as a First Edition (1987) and with a printing date of as late as 2004. We make no claim as to edition or printing. A pristine copy, gift quality, new in shrink wrap.