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by Michael Grant
| Hardback book in Very Good condition in a Good Dust Jacket.
The book is covered in light blue cloth, with gold lettering down spine and gold pictures on front cover. Complete no damage.
The Dust Jacket has numerous nicks and creases along the top and bottom edges. 2cm tear in bottom edge, back cover, with long crease back down to bottom edge.
Originally published in 1971. This edition published 1974 by Book Club Associates. By arrangement with Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd.
240 pages, with 175 illustrations in black and white and 16 pages of four-colour illustrations.
18.9cm x 25cm x 2.6cm.
Photographs by Werner Forman.
Front Jacket Illustration: The Forum of Pompeii.
Back Illustration: Bacchic scene in the House of the Dioscuri Pompeii.
1,892 years ago, within the space of a few catastrophic hours, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were overwhelmed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius and were buried deep under the earth. But they were not destroyed. On the contrary, they were preserved.
No mirror of the past could possibly be more vivid than the reflection offered us by Pompeii and Herculaneum. As a result there exists today these two examples of life in ancient times unparalleled throughout the world. In this book Michael Grant describes life in these two cities in a way which is both scholarly and readable. Lavishly illustrated with photographs taken by Werner Forman, it is of interest both as a guide for the visitor to Pompeii and Herculaneum and also as a description of one of the most celebrated events in the history of man.
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Publisher: BCA
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1974
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| Postage & Handling to UK mainland: £4.00 | Price: £6.00
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