{"product_id":"byzantium-john-julius-norwich-folio-society-first-print-2003-edition","title":"Byzantium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eByzantium by John Julius Norwich.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2003. First printing. 252 × 177 × 46–52 mm. 3 vols (see below). Type: Garamond. Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press. Full cloth (a different colour for each volume) with a design in black and gold by Neil Packer; cream endleaves with a map. Black three-volume slip case titled (as above) in gold. The plates reproduce photographs of carvings, mosaics, miniature paintings, coins and other artworks and artefacts, and the remains of Byzantine buildings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three volumes are as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[1] Byzantium, the early centuries, John Julius Norwich. Pp. [i–iv] v–x [xi–xvi] xvii–xxv [xxvi–xxviii], 1–452: [26] pages of colour plates. Binding colour: orange-brown. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[2] Byzantium, the apogee, John Julius Norwich. Pp. [i–vi] vii–x [xi–xviii] xix–xxii, 1–450: [26] pages of colour plates. Binding colour: dark red. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[3] Byzantium, the decline and fall, John Julius Norwich. Pp. [i–iv] v–ix [x–xv] xvi–xxi [xxii], 1–537 [538]: [26] pages of colour plates. Binding colour: dark brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear-fine copies with bindings square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed. In a very good slipcase that is quite scuffed to bottom and a little shelf-worn, but otherwise structurally-sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54342541312339,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Byzantium-JOHN-JULIUS-NORWICH-Illustrated-FOLIO-SOCIETY-2003-First-Printing_1.webp?v=1784391098","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/byzantium-john-julius-norwich-folio-society-first-print-2003-edition","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}