1934 I, Claudius

Description

First Edition, Folding Plates, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition, first impression.

Written in the form of the autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, 'I, Claudius' tells the history of the early years of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination to the assassination of Caligula.

Though the narrative is largely fictionalized, most of the events depicted are drawn from historical accounts of the same time period by the Roman historians Suetonius and Tacitus.

With a folding tale to the rear.