The poison king by Adrienne Mayor - 2009: The life and the legend of Mithradates Rome's deadliest enemy

Princeton University Press, 2009-09-28. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 448 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. Light bump top corner back cover. Owner's name / blind stamp front end paper.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x1x8. Sixth printing. Remainder mark. 2010 Trade Paperback. xxii, 448 pp. Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary rebel who challenged the power of Rome in the first century BC. In this richly illustrated book―the first biography of Mithradates in fifty years―Adrienne Mayor combines a storyteller's gifts with the most recent archaeological and scientific discoveries to tell the tale of Mithradates as it has never been told before. The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement.… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2011-03-27. Paperback. Used: Good.

There is a former owner's name inside.

Princeton University Press, 2011-03-27. Paperback. New.

Princeton University Press, 2011-03-27. Paperback. Like New.

Princeton NJ: Princeton Univ Press. Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Reprint. Hardcover. 0691126836 . A clean, tight copy, with underlining and margin notes in scattered locations, namely chapters 1, 2, 5 and 11 (there are 15 chapters) and on page 1 of the first appendix (there are two). A good reading copy for the thrifty scholar, shipped quickly with tracking number. .

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ANCIENT HISTORY. 448pp. Notes. Biblio. Index. Plates.