Roy Ladurie Emmanuel Translated Arthur (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 0226473244. Trade Paperback. Later printing of 1995 translation from the French. Book is in Very Good condition with slight bend to top right corner; slight wear to corners and edges. Otherwise a tight, sound and unmarked copy. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. MASTERFUL: VIVID: EXTRAORDINARY: DELIGHTFUL: STIMULATING: INFORMATIVE: ERUDITE: FASCINATING: AS-NEW Stated First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1997) First Printing: AS-NEW mylar-protected jacket w/ unblemished NEW edges & corners, AS-NEW cover w/ blue linen wrapping spine & extending 1.16" onto front & back panels covered w/ rust-crimson paper & w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & titles gold-stamped on spine, IMPECCABLE smooth-cut text-block exterior, AS-NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & red & yellow-checked cloth banding at spine-caps, IMMACULATE cream-white end-papers on heavy stock, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT paper * 6.12" x 9.50" x 1.25", 0.76 kg, viii+407 (415) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: In 1499, high in the remote & bitterly impoverished mountains of the Valais, Thomas Platter was born & quickly abandoned, left to make his way among the crags as a herder of goats & sheep. At the age of 10, mustering the ferocity of will that would serve him throughout his life, Thomas walked barefoot & alone out of the hills & into the glorious turbulence of the 16th century. For nearly 10 years, he wandered the breadth of Western Europe, throwing in his lot w/ nomadic gangs of beggars & thieves, scraping & fighting for food & survival, until a chance encounter sparked a stunning humanist conversion, propelling him from illiterate pauper to esteemed professor, printer & ultimately patriarch. From a wealth of VIVIDLY autobiographical writings (diaries, travel journals, memoirs), Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie reconstructs the EXTRAORDINARY life of Thomas Platter & the lives of his sons as well. Together their rich careers spanned the entire 16th century, & their far-flung & often perilous journeys carried them through countrysides & kingdoms, into cathedrals & plague houses. They experienced the gradual close of the Renaissance, the sharp upheaval of the Reformation, &, in their own startling social ascent, the advent of a robust new bourgeoisie. These personal narratives, among the first to have authors of rural or peasant origin, comprise a RARE & INIMATE portrait of the emergence of early modern European society. W/ MASTERFUL ERUDITION, Le Roy Ladurie deepens & expands the historical contexts of these accounts, &, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions, & character--the very dialog--of an age poised at the threshold of modernity. * HIGH PRAISE: "The REMARKABLE series of 16th century memoirs left by three members of the Platter family have long been familiar to historians. The story as told by Le Roy Ladurie will DELIGHT & INFORM the general reader & STIMULATE interest in fields such as 16th-century medicine & religion. Specialists will discover FASCINATING details." -TLS * SHIPPING: We custom wrap & label & securely package this superb book for shipment via USPS Media Mail at no charge (or via USPS Priority Mail for a nominal $10.00 charge) within the United States or at our posted rates to international destinations via USPS First Class Airmail (recommended) or USPS Priority Airmail.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Large 8v0, Hardback with Unclipped Dust Jacket. 407 Pages, Illustrations. Overall a near fine copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a sturdy book box.