Description
The first edition, first printing of The Guns of August, by Barbara Tuchman, a fine example.
Octavo, xii, [4], 511pp. Black cloth, title in silver on spine and front panel. Stated “First Printing” on copyright page. Illustrated endpapers. Internally clean, solid text block. Owner’s name on half title, dated “1964.” A fine example. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $6.95 retail price on front flap, touch of wear from handling at the head of the spine, exceptionally bright spine, a near fine example.
A scarce first printing of this Pulitzer Prize recipient.
The Guns of August, written by Barbara Tuchman, won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1963, establishing Tuchman’s reputation as a skilled historian and narrative writer.
