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Augustus
by John Williams
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good (ex-library)/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670141127
- ISBN 13
- 9780670141128
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Viking, USA, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good (ex-library)/Good. Hardcover. 305 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Viking, USA, 1972. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good (ex-library) condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Prominent brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves' I, Claudius, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their letters, dispatches, and memoirs. A mere eighteen years of age when his uncle, Julius Caesar, is murdered, Octavius Caesar prematurely inherits rule of the Roman Republic. Surrounded by men who are jockeying for power - Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony - young Octavius must work against the powerful Roman political machinations to claim his destiny as first Roman emperor. Sprung from meticulous research and the pen of a true poet, Augustus tells the story of one man's dream to liberate a corrupt Rome from the fancy of the capriciously crooked and the wildly wealthy. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0670141127. ISBN/EAN: 9780670141128. Inventory No: 24030043.. 9780670141128
Synopsis
John Williams (1922-1994) was born and raised in northeast Texas. He published two volumes of poetry and two other novels, Butcher's Crossing and Stoner . In the past year, Stoner has become an international best seller. Both novels are available from NYRB Classics. Daniel Mendelsohn is a translator, critic, memoirist, and classicist. He is the author of the international best seller, The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million , and his essay collection Waiting for the Barbarians (NYRB) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN Art of the Essay Award. He teaches at Bard College.
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Details
- Seller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24030043
- Title
- Augustus
- Author
- John Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670141127
- ISBN 13
- 9780670141128
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Fiction; Augustus
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical; Fiction;
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