Book is in very good+ condition, with minor wear to cover. Book lies flat, and inside pages are clean. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Small, inexpensive, and designed with the history student in mind. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History is a brief text for students to use as a reference in both introductory and advanced history courses. Covers a wide range of issues relevant to writing and research in history. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History covers working with sources, typical assignments in history, conducting research and writing a research paper, the conventions of writing in the discipline, and quoting and documenting sources. Based on the Chicago Manual of Style, the more than 40 documentation models have been updated and expanded to include more help in documenting online sources. Useful appendix of resources in history now includes an expanded section on Internet resources.