Author: MCDOUGALL, SOPHIA
Title: Romanitas / Sophia McDougall. Volume 1
Description: London : Orion 2005. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. SIGNED by the author.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 452 pages; Physical description: 452 p. : ill.map ; 24 cm. Summary: Imagine the Roman Empire is still flourishing today. In 2756 AC (2004 AD in Christian terms). magnetic railways span Roman territory from Persia to Terranova. and mechanised crucifixes are ranked along the banks of the Thames. ROMANITAS takes you into an amazing world which is recognisably contemporary and yet also far removed from our own. Review: 'a thoroughly good read. Vividly imagined world. Elegant. lively writing.' -- Jessica Mann. Sunday Telegraph. Subjects: Rome - Fiction.Weight in Kg appr.:

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