The Folio Book Of Days
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly curated anthology, The Folio Book of Days presents a remarkable journey through history organized by the calendar, offering a fascinating entry for every day of the year drawn from diaries, letters, memoirs, and eyewitness accounts. Edited by Roger Hudson, the collection chronicles the full sweep of human experience — from great battles and political upheavals to intimate personal moments — as recorded by those who lived through them. The tone is both celebratory and contemplative, inviting readers to discover unexpected connections between past and present with each turn of the page. Hudson's careful selection illustrates how the texture of daily life across centuries can be as gripping and revealing as any grand historical narrative. An ideal companion for the curious reader, this treasury transforms the ordinary act of marking a date into a portal to the wider world of human history.
Author: Roger Hudson
Format: Hardback
Published: 2002, The Folio Society
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly curated anthology, The Folio Book of Days presents a remarkable journey through history organized by the calendar, offering a fascinating entry for every day of the year drawn from diaries, letters, memoirs, and eyewitness accounts. Edited by Roger Hudson, the collection chronicles the full sweep of human experience — from great battles and political upheavals to intimate personal moments — as recorded by those who lived through them. The tone is both celebratory and contemplative, inviting readers to discover unexpected connections between past and present with each turn of the page. Hudson's careful selection illustrates how the texture of daily life across centuries can be as gripping and revealing as any grand historical narrative. An ideal companion for the curious reader, this treasury transforms the ordinary act of marking a date into a portal to the wider world of human history.