Augustus : the life and times of the founder of the Roman Empire, B.C. 63 - A.D. 14 / by E.S. Shuckburgh
1903, First Edition. London : T. Fisher Unwin. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards, now somewhat dust-dulled and rubbed at the edges. Top edges gilt, now slightly worn. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Margins somewhat foxed throughout, with text otherwise strong. Provenance: the copy of Bertrand Russell with his bookplate; SIGNED and dated by the author with an inscription to the former's wife, Alys Russell. Item #455870
Physical description; xii, 318 pages, 1 leaf, frontispiece, 8 plates ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes Augustus's account of his reign (the Res Gestae Divi Augusti) on pages 293-301. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Augustus, Emperor of Rome (63 B.C.-14 A.D.) - Biography, Rome - History - Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D., Emperors - Rome - Biography.
Price: €895.00