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London: Profile Books, 2023. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. [i-xvii], 493pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Book is a stated first UK edition with a number line starting with 1. Author has signed her name on the title page. Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and jacket has an archival Brodart protector. "Signed by the author" sticker on jacket front. Very slight bump to corner of spine head. Lots of illustrations throughout the book plus a section with color photos. Very much gift quality. Contents The Main Characters Maps Welcome Prologue Ten Chapters Epilogue What's In a Name Further Reading and Places to Visit List of Illustration Timeline Acknowledgements Index.

SCARCE SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed by Ms. Beard directly to the full title page. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request.
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by "the world's most famous classicist" (Guardian).
In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) and taking us through the nearly three centuries―and some thirty emperors―that separate him from the boy-king Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).… Read More