AD75. As a passion for home improvement sweeps through the Roman Empire, Marcus Didius Falco struggles to deal with Gloccus and Cotta, a pair of terrible bath house contractors whose slow progress and bad workmanship have been causing him misery for months. They finally finish their contract, but leave Falco and his father with a ghastly smell from a hypocaust and some gruesome site debirs...Far away in Britain, King Togidubnus of the Atrebates tribe is planning his own makeover. His huge new residence (known to us as ...
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AD75. As a passion for home improvement sweeps through the Roman Empire, Marcus Didius Falco struggles to deal with Gloccus and Cotta, a pair of terrible bath house contractors whose slow progress and bad workmanship have been causing him misery for months. They finally finish their contract, but leave Falco and his father with a ghastly smell from a hypocaust and some gruesome site debirs...Far away in Britain, King Togidubnus of the Atrebates tribe is planning his own makeover. His huge new residence (known to us as Fishbourne Palace) will be spectacular - but the sensational refurbishment is behind time and over budget, its labour force is beset by 'accidents', corrupt practices are rife, and everyone loathes the project manager. The frugal Emperor Vespasian is paying for all this; he wants someone to investigate. Falco has a new baby, an new house, and he hates Britain. But his feud with Anacrites the Chief Spy has now reached a dangerous level, so with his own pressing reasons to leave Rome in a hurry, he accepts the task. A thousand miles from home, with only his family to support him, he starts restoring order to the chaotic building site. Then, while he searches the feuding workforce for Gloccus and Cotta, he realises that someone with murderous intentions is now after him...
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Century, 2001. First UK edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, very small mark on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with a Plan of the Roman Palace. Nice and clean pages with a small mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, two small pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.309pp including Archaeological note. Price un-clipped.
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Good. Warped, marks to cover and page edges, bumped and frayed dust jacket edges, sun damaged, inscription inside, second hand No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Like New. Size: 9x6x1; Century Random House; London, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by author directly on title page. A Near Fine, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, trace crimping to spine edges, sunned text block edges and pages, in a Fine, minimal handling marks, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 304pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; A nice hardcover with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. Signature of the author on the title page. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. In as new condition, No marks, tears or bumps. dust jacket covered in mylar, read once, from my personal library, First edition, first printing, number 1 in the sequence, signed by the author on the title page.