{"product_id":"1884-lays-of-ancient-rome-by-lord-macaulay-finely-bound-copy","title":"1884 Lays of Ancient Rome by Lord Macaulay [Finely Bound Copy]","description":"A handsome copy of Lord Macaulay's Lays, a collection of episodic dramatic poems inspired by events and individuals from the early days of Rome. The project was initially published in 1842 and remained popular for many decades. The book features line drawings of scenes from Macaulay's recreations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very good condition, clean and square with a slightly sunned spine and foxed preliminaries. Bound in a luxurious tree calf binding, in which acid is poured onto the boards to create a 'tree' pattern in the leather. Adorned with gilt borders, raised spine bands, gilt compartments, gilt edge and inner dentelles, a neat red leather spine label, unusual marbled endpapers and gleaming gilt edges. A very attractive example. 18 x 14.5 cm. Pp. [2], 96.  ","brand":"Wuthering Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55029118730582,"sku":"0387","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3924\/0534\/files\/blob_f19aaea4-9c43-45b5-a568-e95aeef2636f.jpg?v=1787073461","url":"https:\/\/wutheringbooks.com\/products\/1884-lays-of-ancient-rome-by-lord-macaulay-finely-bound-copy","provider":"Wuthering Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}