The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING]
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete number line. New, unread copy with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve. "Signed Copy" sticker. A feminist history of the ancient world by the author of "In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny" and "Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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- Title
- The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING]
- Author
- Dunn, Daisy
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1474615619
- ISBN 13
- 9781474615617
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
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About the Author
Daisy Dunn is an award-winning classicist and author of seven books. Her most recent, Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars (2022), was selected for Radio 4's Open Book and longlisted for the Runciman Award. Her previous book, In The Shadow of Vesuvius, was an Editor's Choice in the New York Times and a book of the year in many publications. Daisy read Classics at Oxford before receiving a Masters from the Courtauld Institute and PhD from UCL. She is also a cultural columnist and editor of ARGO: A Hellenic Review. She lives in London and her website is www.daisydunn.co.uk
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