History of the Romans under the Empire baden Leigh Fermor's first book

Leigh Fermor's first book

title on spine gilt

While in France in 1917 he suffered a breakdown as a consequence of being gassed

With the rather battered dust-jacket

The book was published in a tentative and small first printing in January 1963

History of the Romans under the Empire baden Leigh Fermor's first bookLondon: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1865 72. Complete in eight volumes. 8vo (18 x 13 cms). Bound in full gilt calf by Bickford of London. Heavily gilt spines with contrasting double labels, raised bands. Spots of foxing to endpapers; tips of corners bumped; caps of spines and some places on sides rubbed on some vols. All edges marbled to match pastedowns. A handsome library set. The author was Vicar of Ely.