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JULIUS CAESAR
Written by Christian Meier; Peter Jones.
Stock no. 1326852
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt bust to front board. 507 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, has a minor white mark to one side and a few minor knocks to edges.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Gibbon; Betty Radice.
Stock no. 1827330
Published by Folio Society. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Betty Radice. Full elephanthide cream binding. Red and blue title labels. Gilt borders to front boards. 8 volumes in two sets i.e. four volumes in each set. Second printing of this edition in this binding.A few small spots to top of spine of volume I, volume II has a margin tear to page 37/38 (small) which has left a small indent to margins of a couple of pages before and after, else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which have a few light marks and scuffs, light fading at edges.

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EMPEROR OF ROME
Written by Mary Beard.
Stock no. 1326518
Published by Profile Books. Circa 2023. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fact and fiction of the rulers of the ancient Roman world. Brown boards, gilt title to spine 493 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781846683787. 2nd printing. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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THE RISE OF ROME
Written by Polybius; Robin Waterfield; Michael Scott; Brian McGing.
Stock no. 1827057
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title block and gilt title. B/w pictorial paper front side, red cloth rear board. Colour and b/w plates. Translated by Waterfield, preface by Scott, Introduction and notes by McGing. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split open at top edge. Publisher's slipcase is crushed to one open edge with small split at lower corner of same edge.

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I, CLAUDIUS
Written by Robert Graves; Allan Massie. Illustrated by Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1827036
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Emperor of the Romans. Introduction by Allan Massie. Green cloth with gilt title box and decorations. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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NERO
Written by Michael Grant; Kenneth Mcleish.
Stock no. 1827016
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Kenneth McLeish. Olive green cloth. Colour photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE VOLUME II: THE HUNS AND THE VANDALS
Written by Thomas Hodgkin; Peter Heather.
Stock no. 1826234
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Purple spine with red title labels and gilt title. Pictorial covers. Colour illustrations. Introduced by Peter Heather. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

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THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE VOLUME I: THE VISIGOTHIC INVASION
Written by Thomas Hodgkin; Peter Heather.
Stock no. 1826233
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Purple spine with red title labels and gilt title. Pictorial covers. Colour illustrations. Introduced by Peter Heather. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

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ART IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by Michael Grant.
Stock no. 1826223
Published by Routledge. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Michael Grant has specially selected some of the most significant examples of painting, portraits, architecture, mosaic, jewellry and silverware to give us a unique insight in to the functions and manifestations of art in the Roman Empire. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0415120314. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. A few minor marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ROMAN EMPIRE VOLUME 1: FROM THE ETRUSCANS TO THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by Henri Stierlin.
Stock no. 1826066
Published by Taschen. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The monumental and technically highly sophisticated architecture of the Roman Empire continues to fascinate all who set eye on it. This volume traces the development of Roman architecture throughout Italy, Gaul, Spain, the Rhineland and North Africa from 800 B.C. to A.D. 330. From the Etruscans to Republican Rome and the eventual fall of the Roman Empire, this publication takes the reader on a vivid journey to Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome and the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Large format. Matt yellow paper boards, white titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 3822885622. A few minor grubby marks to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with some light scuff marks.

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THE ROMAN FORTS OF TEMPLEBROUGH NEAR ROTHERHAM
Written by Thomas May.
Stock no. 1825937
Published by Henry Garnett And Co., Limited. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and fold-out plan to rear. Boards lightly browned. Rear board marked/stained. Text block and endpapers browned.

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CARLISLE AND CUMBRIA: ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Mike McCarthy; David Weston.
Stock no. 1825580
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions XXVII. Edited by McCarthy & Weston. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1902653696. A lovely copy.

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