Title: A Pillar of Iron
Author: Taylor Caldwell (The pen name of Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell, a remarkably prolific and bestselling Anglo-American novelist known for her sweeping historical epics).
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc. (Garden City, N.Y.)
Publication Date: 1965
Edition: First Edition (Stated 1965 copyright by Reback and Reback—the business name she shared with her husband Marcus Reback, with no subsequent printing history listed on the copyright page).
Binding & Design:
Original publisher's teal/green textured cloth hardcover.
Spine features the title and author sharply stamped in gold gilt lettering.
Designed with an original decorative orange top staining on the upper page edges.
Condition: Very Good vintage condition.
Exterior: The teal cloth boards are flat, clean, and structurally square. The gold gilt lettering on the spine remains exceptionally bright, crisp, and fully distinct. Only very minimal rubbing is present on the corner tips from shelf storage.
Binding: The text block is solid and firmly attached; both internal hinges are completely intact and sturdy.
Interior & Edges: The interior pages are clean and crisp. Features the original orange top stain on the upper edge (showing only very light, expected fading). The deckled fore-edges show a standard uniform vintage age-toning.
Interesting Historical Fact: Taylor Caldwell spent a staggering nine years doing rigorous historical research before she ever wrote a single line of this novel. The book is a massive biography of Cicero, the legendary orator, lawyer, and statesman of Ancient Rome.
To ensure the book was flawless, Caldwell translated hundreds of Cicero's original ancient letters from Latin herself. The book became a massive hit upon its release in 1965 because readers instantly realized it wasn't just a story about the collapse of the Roman Republic; it was written as a sharp, intentional warning to modern America about the dangers of political corruption, decaying liberties, and the rise of imperial overreach.
Title: A Pillar of Iron
Author: Taylor Caldwell (The pen name of Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell, a remarkably prolific and bestselling Anglo-American novelist known for her sweeping historical epics).
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc. (Garden City, N.Y.)
Publication Date: 1965
Edition: First Edition (Stated 1965 copyright by Reback and Reback—the business name she shared with her husband Marcus Reback, with no subsequent printing history listed on the copyright page).
Binding & Design:
Original publisher's teal/green textured cloth hardcover.
Spine features the title and author sharply stamped in gold gilt lettering.
Designed with an original decorative orange top staining on the upper page edges.
Condition: Very Good vintage condition.
Exterior: The teal cloth boards are flat, clean, and structurally square. The gold gilt lettering on the spine remains exceptionally bright, crisp, and fully distinct. Only very minimal rubbing is present on the corner tips from shelf storage.
Binding: The text block is solid and firmly attached; both internal hinges are completely intact and sturdy.
Interior & Edges: The interior pages are clean and crisp. Features the original orange top stain on the upper edge (showing only very light, expected fading). The deckled fore-edges show a standard uniform vintage age-toning.
Interesting Historical Fact: Taylor Caldwell spent a staggering nine years doing rigorous historical research before she ever wrote a single line of this novel. The book is a massive biography of Cicero, the legendary orator, lawyer, and statesman of Ancient Rome.
To ensure the book was flawless, Caldwell translated hundreds of Cicero's original ancient letters from Latin herself. The book became a massive hit upon its release in 1965 because readers instantly realized it wasn't just a story about the collapse of the Roman Republic; it was written as a sharp, intentional warning to modern America about the dangers of political corruption, decaying liberties, and the rise of imperial overreach.
