C. P. Lucas — Greater Rome and Greater Britain

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1912 . First edition. Leather. An exceptional example of the uncommon first edition of C. P. Lucas's comparative study of the Roman and British Empires, in a vibrant crushed morocco binding by Hatchards. The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work.British civil servant and historian Charles Prestwood Lucas presents a comparative historical study that examines the parallels between the expansion of the Roman Empire and the growth of the British Empire.Lucas considers the political organisation of each empire alongside their administration, law, and military power, as well as the cultural and moral influences exerted by each empire on its peoples.With the bookplate of S. C. Lister of Swinton Park to the front pastedown. Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham, was an English industrialist and inventor best known for creating the "Lister nip comb," which revolutionised the processing of wool, and for transforming Bradford into a major textile centre. In a half crushed morocco signed binding by Hatchards, with cloth covered boards and gilt detailing to back strip. Endpapers renewed. Light fading to back strip, as is common with deep shades of morocco. A touch of spotting to text block fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .