TERRY JONES' BARBARIANS.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Book was published to accompany the television series Terry Jones' Barbarians produced by Oxford Film and Television for BBC Television and was first broadcast on BBC2 in 2006.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp, clean,matt,montaged colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj - background of charging Huns on horseback and to foreground,Terry Jones colour portrait photograph,a mix of white+grey and red capitalised letttered title and capitalised,black-lettered joint author's names a black spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title as front's but capitalised,white-lettered author's names and publisher's b/w illustrated and capitalised,lettered colophon and name to foot of same, rear panel of dw/dj with a black background with critics' white-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish or foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain burgundy cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate brown+white regional map illustrated endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-288pp [paginated] includes a Preface,a Barbarian timeline,an introduction to the Goodies and the Baddies,Pts I-IV comprising 4,3,3, and 4 chapters each,an Epilogue,24pp in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp64/5, pp128/29 and pp224/25 respectively,Notes,a 6pp Bibliography,Pictured Credits and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a Contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 15+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. 'Terry Jones' Barbarians' takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. This is the story of the Roman Empire as seen by the Britons, Gauls, Germans, Hellenes, Persians, and Africans. In place of the propaganda pushed on us by the Romans, we'll see these people as they really were. The Vandals didn't vandalize - the Romans did. The Goths didn't sack Rome - the Romans did. Traversing the landscape of the Roman Empire, Terry Jones brings wit, irreverence, and the very latest scholarship to transform a history that seemed well past its sell-by date. This original and fascinating study does away with the propaganda and opens our eyes to who REALLY established the civilized world.Delving deep into history, Terry Jones and Alan Ereira uncover the impressive cultural and technological achievements of the Celts, Goths, Persians and Vandals.If you thought that highly developed religious philosophy and legal systems based on communal respect were Roman inventions,then think again.Far from civilizing the societies they conquered,the Romans often destroyed much of what they found. In this absorbing book,Terry and Alan travel through 700 years of history on three continents,bringing wit, irreverance, passion and the very latest scholarship to transform our view of the legacy of the Roman Empire and the creation of the modern world. Terry Jones is best-known as a member of Monty Python. He has also written four books on Medieval England and is the author of several children's books. Alan Ereira has worked as an award-winning producer and writer of history programs on radio and television for over 40 years, and has collaborated with Terry for ten years on a number of historical films. His previous books include 'THe People's England', 'The Invergordon Mutiny', 'The Heart of the World', and (with Terry Jones) 'Crusades' and Terry Jones' Medieval Lives. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **