The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome series, volume one) by McCULLOUGH, Colleen - 1990

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1990. BCE. Hardcover. 068809368X . A full-sized Book-of-the-Month Club edition of the initial work in the author's Masters of Rome series. The story is focused on some of the early influential Roman leaders starting in 110 B.C. With numerous maps of ancient Rome and Italy, and with drawn portraits of some of the novel's key characters. Lengthy glossary at rear of volume. --- In cream paper-covered boards backed in red cloth, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket features Honi Werner painting of toga-clad Romans. --- Covers with light soiling and a little sunning. Interior clean, bright and tightly bound. Jacket with small tears and a spot of soiling to front panel, protected in clear removable mylar wrapper. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 896 pages .