Persian Fire The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Tom Holland
The Folio Society, 2018
Originally published in the UK by Little, Brown in 2005, this copy the 2018 Folio Society edition.
Hardback. Publisher’s tourquoise-blue cloth with gilt title to spine and illustrationin black to front board; blue-black endpapers. In a blue-black papered slipcase. pp xxxiv, 404, including maps plus b/w and colour plates. Size: 10 x 7 inches approx. (252mm x 176mm).
Slipcase a little bruised to upper corners and top edge. Colour to spine maybe a touch dulled or sunned.
Overall, showing light shelf and handling wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy of this surprisingly uncommon edition.
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References
[2175.5] Folio 75 – A Bibliography of The Folio Society 1947-2022
