Abbot, Jacob
Makers of History : Romulus
: Superior Printing Company, . . , H, Binding is tight, spine darkened, corners badly bumped, front cover soiled, stamp on titlepage, "Romulus is one of those half-historical, half-legendary characters in whom we must see rather the personification of an age than an actual personage. The Romans traced the beginnings of their mighty state to him, and loved to think of their ancestor drawing in from the paps of the she-wolf, his foster-mother, the grim fearlessness and lust of battle that impelled his warlike descendants to sally forth to the conquest of the world.", no date but ca. 1900-10, from the Makers of History series vol. 1, Illustrated, 256 pages.; . Good, Hard Cover, , .
$8.75
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