CLAUDIUS THE GOD; AND HIS WIFE MESSALINA, THE TROUBLESOME REIGN OF TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS CAESAR, EMPEROR OF THE ROMANS (BORN 10 BC, DIED AD 45), AS DESCRIBED BY HIMSELF; ALSO HIS MURDER AT THE HANDS OF THE NOTORIUS AGRIPPINA (MOTHER OF THE EMPEROR NERO) AND HIS SUBSEQUENT DEIFICATION, AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS.

Gorgeous bold purple cloth covered hardback book, with matching-coloured purple titles set within a gold-coloured block box, positioned nicely on the spine. Comes with a boxed, slipcase. The book is in excellent condition, looks like it's never been used or read. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. 400 pages, all intact, all pages, text, illustrations, map and family trees are in excellent, clean, readable order. Set in Centaur by The Folio Society. Printed at The Bath Press, Avon on Eagle Wove Paper and Bound there in full cloth blocked with a design by the artist. The family trees on the front and back endpapers and the map on page vi were drawn by Denys Baker. A stunning book that would grace any stylish library.