Imperium, Robert Harris, Hutchinson, 2006, Signed First Edition, First Impression The first book of a trilogy and read by Douglas Hodge as a Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4, this is a fictional biography of Cicero, told through the first-person narrator of his secretary Tiro, beginning with the prosecution of Verres. The Title page has been signed by the author with no personal dedication. The book is in fine condition. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. The end papers and pages are free from marks, tears and inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear removable cover is in near fine condition with a slightly darkened spine. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.