Alice Pollard — True Stories from Roman History

London, Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, 1892. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of historical stories of Roman times, with illustrations throughout. Dated from the British Library. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-five images, many of which are full-page. A collection of historical stories from the founding of Rome and the growth of the republic, through wars with the Samnites and the Latins, to the death of Caesar and the end of the republic. Compiled by Alice Pollard, a British historian and writer. Bound by Bickers & Son, Leicester Square. Bound in full red calf with gilt decoration. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper, school prize bookplate to the front pastedown dated 1906. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .