A History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Sole Rule of julius Caesar.. by MOMMSEN, Theodor:

London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition with brown slipcase. 2006. First FS edition thus. Blue hardback cloth boards with brown leather spine. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xxvi, 771pp + plates. 27 b/w plates. Heavy book – extra shipping needed for overseas. .

EB. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Folio Society Ltd. , 44 Eagle Street, London, UK. 2006. Xxvi, 771 pgs. Illustrated with 27 black and white plates. Issued in slipcase. Slipcase lightly scuffed and worn. Bound in 1/2 leather with silver titles present to the spine and decoration present to the front board. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. The classical historian Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903) published his History of Rome between 1854 and 1856. His work was received with widespread acclaim by the scholarly community and the reading public. In 1902, in recognition of this monumental work, Mommsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and acclaimed as 'the greatest living master of the art of historical writing'. Mommsen rejected traditional Enlightenment accounts, which glorified ancient Rome; instead, guided by a new and rigorous criticism of sources, he began the… Read More

London:: Folio Society,. Near Fine. 2006. Hardcover. Abridged. Translated from the German by W. P. Dickson. Edited by C. J. Shepherd. Introduction by Anthony Grafton. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine (one slightly bumped corner) dust jacket. ; 771 pages .