Pagan and Christian Rome

Lanciani, Rodolfo. Pagan and Christian Rome. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1893. 8vo. ix. 374pp. 1/2 gold decorated vellum over red cloth with gold lettering to cover and spine. Head and tail of spine worn. Corners slightly rubbed. Scuffing, rubbing and staining to boards. Top page edge gilt. Owner’s signature to inside of front board and front endpaper. Some browning to pages, not affecting text. Frontispiece, protected by tissue guard. REcolored b/w photograph laid in to p. 85. Great historical work. Magnificently illustrated with 26 full-page b/w paintings (including frontis) and throughout with b/w in-text paintings and sketches. In English. In overall good- condition. fair. Hardcover. (15329) $45