Briant, Pierre; Jane Marie Todd, translator — Darius in the Shadow of Alexander

Cambridge, England, Harvard University Press, 2015. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover in oversized, Imperial octavo format, little discernible wear to the two-tone, light gray paper over boards, dark blue cloth-backed, bright interior, unmarked. Very light sunning to top board edges. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. The publisher blurb notes that "Darius III ruled over the Persian Empire and was the most powerful king of his time, yet he remains obscure. In the first book devoted to the historical memory of Darius III, Pierre Briant describes a man depicted in ancient sources as a decadent Oriental who lacked Western masculine virtues and was in every way the opposite of Alexander the Great." Translated from the original French from the 2003 First Edition by Jane Marie Todd. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xv [3], 2-579 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,