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Hardcover. Condizione: New. With 10 Orig. Maps drawn by Reginald Piggott (illustratore). Special Edition. CLASSIC: FASCINATING: REVELATORY: NEW Folio Society Edition hardcover (Orig. 1998) Third Printing (1999): EXCELLENT virtually NEW Folio Society "gondola-styled" front-edge British-green paper-over-boards slipcase BUT showing the slightest "scuffing" of lightest self-wear, BEAUTIFUL toasted-ocher silk-finish linen-over-boards cover by Hunter Foulis (Edinburgh) w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ "NERO" copper-stamped on spine & striking portrait of Nero pointillist-copper-imprinted on front panel, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE front & back double-spread end-paper maps showing "The Roman Empire, AD 68", PRISTINE interior typeset at The Folio Society in Galliard & Aldus types & printed w/ BEAUTIFUL clarity on Balmoral laid paper by St. Edmundsbury Press (Bury St Edmunds) * 6.18" x 9.94" x 1.18", 0.76 kg, xxviii+228 (256) pp / In slipcase: 6.50" x 10.25" x 1.36", 0.88 kg * ABOUT THE BOOK: Michael Grant's fascinating classic history-biography of the notorious Roman emperor "Nero" was first published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1970. This exquisitely-produced Folio Society Edition (Orig. 1998) follows the text of the orig. 1970 First Edition except for the deletion of the orig. reference end-notes & the inclusion of an updated "Further Reading" list. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for an additional below-cost fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL to all international destinations at our posted below-cost rates.