Octavo, xx, 677pp.
Black cloth, title in gilt on spine.
Stated "First Trade Edition" on copyright page.
Solid text block, a fine example.
In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.95 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, a fine example.
Includes paperwork and bookmark from Kroch's & Brentano's First Edition Circle.
Signed by the author on tipped-in blank.
Barbara Tuchman received two Pulitzer Prizes for achievements in General Nonfiction throughout her prolific career.
The first, in 1963, for her World War I history titled The Guns of August, and the second in 1972 for Stilwell and the American Experience in China.