Talking Classics; The Shock of the Old
London: Profile Books, 2026. First British edition. First Printing. Hardcover. [x],198pp. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Book is a British first edition with a number line starting with 1. Book has been signed by the author on the front free-endpaper. Small bump to spine head bigger bump to spine heel, sharp corners, smaal bump to top edge of rear board. Signed by the author sticker on jacket front, archival jacket protector. Gift quality. Fine / fine. Item #0005153
ISBN: 9781805229674
From the dust jacket flap: "From revolutionaries to dictators, and from Bob Dylan to Beyoncé, Mary Beard invokes the varied modern characters who have engaged with the Greeks and Romans. It's not compulsory, she insists, to be excited by the ancient world - but it's a shame not to be."
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