Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, this is John Williams's take on the story of Octavian, the shy, scholarly youth who became Augustus Caesar (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), the first Roman emperor. Through fictional letters, memoranda, and dispatches, Williams details the force and cunning that allowed Augustus to defeat such men as Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony.
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Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, this is John Williams's take on the story of Octavian, the shy, scholarly youth who became Augustus Caesar (63 B.C.-14 A.D.), the first Roman emperor. Through fictional letters, memoranda, and dispatches, Williams details the force and cunning that allowed Augustus to defeat such men as Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony.
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Add this copy of Augustus: a Novel to cart. $175.00, very good condition, Sold by Karl Theis rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Torrance, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Viking Adult.
Add this copy of Augustus (First Edition) to cart. $2,000.00, like new condition, Sold by Dan Pope Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from WEST Hartford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Viking, New York.
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Fine in Fine jacket. New York, Viking, 1972. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Prior owner's name printed neatly on FEP. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($7.95). It would be difficult to find a better copy. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A novel. "Augustus" was co-winner of the 1973 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with John Barth's "Chimera, " the first time the award was split, and the only one of Williams's four novels to receive significant acclaim within his lifetime. After falling out of print the novel was re-issued in 2014 by NYRB Classics as part of their revival of Williamss work. Augustus is the last work Williams published before his death in 1994. "Augustus" is the author's only novel in which the main character is not named William. [
