Published by The Folio Society, London, 1997. The book is in excellent condition, in the publisher's original mulberry cloth covers, copper title lettering to the spine, copper portrait of Alexander The Great to the front cover, end paper maps. The book sits within its mulberry red slipcase, which is in very good condition with minimal wear. 
 
The book looks at the life, triumphs and tragedies of Alexander the Great, who was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Western Asia and Northeastern Africa, and by the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.