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1934rif. 11823Arthur Barker. London. 1934. FIRST EDITIONS. 1st printings. Two volumes. 8vo. 8.6 x 5.8 inches. Each volume with a folding family tree at the end of the text. Overall a very good bright set. Finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. Spines with five raised bands the compartments ruled decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled borders on boards. Top edges gilt. A fine pair. ------ Largely works of fiction they are written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius and tell the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Roman Empire from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC Caligula's assassination in AD 41 and through to Claudius' accession and ultimately to his death in AD 54. Though the narrative is largely fictionalised most of the events depicted are drawn from historical accounts of the same time period by the Roman historians Suetonius and Tacitus. Both books were adapted by the BBC into the award-winning television serial I Claudius in 1976. Arthur Barker. London. 1934 hardcover
1934rif. 34140London: Arthur Baker 1934. First Edition of each volume I CLAUDIUS is signed and inscribed to Charles Abbot noted Graves scholar and correspondent by the author "Affectionately Robert Graves". With fold out genealogical trees of the Imperial family and the royal family of the Herods at the end of the volumes. 8vo publisher's original black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and in the dustjacket. 494 folding table at rear; 575 fold out genealogy pp. Each is a very good copy bright and clean the text blocks are tight and sound the dustjackets with some chips and tears but both are now housed in glassine protective wrappers. FIRST EDITION OF EACH VOLUME THE FIRST VOLUME IS SIGNED AND INSCRIBED FOR ABBOTT THE NOTED GRAVES SCHOLAR AND COLLEAGUE. These two books Graves' best known works became massively popular when first published in 1934 and gained literary recognition with the award of the 1934 James Tait Black Prize for literature and fiction. Arthur Baker hardcover
