Author: DUGGAN, ALFRED
Title: Julius Caesar a Great Life in Brief
Description: New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, some rubbing, and a large chip from the top spine end. "Duggan's novels are known for their basis of meticulous historical research. He also wrote popular histories of Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages. Knight with Armour, his first novel, appeared in 1946. He visited practically every place and battlefield described, since he was also an archaeologist, having worked on excavations in Istanbul during the 1930s. Unlike many historical novelists, he does not idealise his subjects. A few characters are noble, some rather nasty, many mixed in their motives. Some of the novels can be seen as funny, in a dry noir style. A recurring theme is the slow moral corruption of a character who begins with an exalted opinion of himself as noble, wise and brave, but gradually compromises himself morally. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Biography Alfred Duggan Roman Emperors Roman History Middle East Italy Biography Political Biography
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Title: Julius Caesar a Great Life in Brief
Description: New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, some rubbing, and a large chip from the top spine end. "Duggan's novels are known for their basis of meticulous historical research. He also wrote popular histories of Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages. Knight with Armour, his first novel, appeared in 1946. He visited practically every place and battlefield described, since he was also an archaeologist, having worked on excavations in Istanbul during the 1930s. Unlike many historical novelists, he does not idealise his subjects. A few characters are noble, some rather nasty, many mixed in their motives. Some of the novels can be seen as funny, in a dry noir style. A recurring theme is the slow moral corruption of a character who begins with an exalted opinion of himself as noble, wise and brave, but gradually compromises himself morally. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .
Keywords: Biography Alfred Duggan Roman Emperors Roman History Middle East Italy Biography Political Biography
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 45325
- Book number: 45325
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