Visually inspected by owner: Hardback with dust jacket as pictured, no marks in text and binding solid. First edition number line. We ship, M-F by 4pm, and Sat. by 12 pm, with tracking info. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: "A stellar biography of a man who profoundly influenced people of widely divergent beliefs and epochs, and whose effect upon Western thought has been immeasurable." Spectator says, "Michael Grant is a unique figure among the classical scholars of our time!"