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DAVIS**, LINDSEY: : THE IDES OF APRIL

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2013.

ISBN 9781444755817.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+.Bright,crisp,clean,mattt,wrap-around white marble background with colour photographic, illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,embossed,brown-lettered title and author’s name and strap line FALCO: THE NEW GENERATION to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with flat printed,but similarly coloured+ lettered title as the front's; author's capitalised,black-lettered name and publisher’s capitalised,brown-lettered name and brown-lettered initialled colophon to foot of same, rear panel of dw/dj with 3 critics' brown+gold lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges inevitably but lightly  aged/toned with very minimal,sporadic foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – near pristine - with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked bronze gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,[illustrated],1st edn,3-355pp [paginated] includes 58 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,half-title separator page,with first page of double-page b/w map of Aventine Hill,Rome street plan to it's reverse,2pp Cast list/table,another separator page,and to the rear,Historical Note to reverse of last paginated page,and 2pp blanks. Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s 10+ year-old age.It is only the faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other age-acquired detracting faults.   Flavia Albia is the adopted daughter of a famous investigating family.In defiance of tradition, she lives alone on the colourful Aventine Hill, and battles out a solo career in a male-dominated world. As a woman and an outsider, Albia has special insight into the best, and worst, of life in ancient Rome.        A female client dies in mysterious circumstances.Albia investigates and discovers there have been many other strange deaths all over the city, yet she is warned off by the authorities.The vigils are incompetent.The local magistrate is otherwise engaged, organising the Games of Ceres, notorious for its ancient fox-burning ritual.Even Albia herself is preoccupied with a new love affair: Andronicus, an attractive archivist, offers all that a love-starved young widow can want, even though she knows better than to take him home to meet the parents. . .                   As the festival progresses, her neighbourhood descends into mayhem and becomes the heartless killer's territory. While Albia and her allies search for him, he stalks them through familiar byways and brings murder ever closer to home.   'The Ides of April' is vintage Lindsey Davis, offering wit, intrigue, action and a brilliant new heroine who promises to be as celebrated as Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina, her fictional predecessors.              Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples.                          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                    

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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