CLARKE, JOHN R. — Roman Life: 100 B.C. To A.D. 200 (with Interactive Cd/Rom)

New York: Abrams, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0810993392. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Per the jacket flap, this work ".vividly re-creates the lives and experiences of people living in the Roman Empire.The stories, based on archaeological evidence, are about actual people who lived in Rome, Pompeii and Ostia." Lavishly illustrated with Michael Larvey color photos of paintings, sculptures, buildings and mosaics from this ancient time. An included interactive CD-ROM allows the viewer to simulate life in that era. --- Bound in pictorial paper-covered boards with wrap-around wall painting. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with color art to front and back panels. --- With inked title page notation and prior owner's circular embossed stamp to p.13, else a tightly-bound, otherwise unmarked copy. Bright, unclipped dust jacket ($35 USD) lacks apparent damages. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 176 pages. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket .