Description: Quo Vadis. A Narrative of the Time of Nero (Two Volumes)Henryk SienkiewiczThis is a highly collectible "New Edition" of Quo Vadis (1897), a two-volume set published after the novel's initial success in 1896. This luxurious edition, translated from Polish by Jeremiah Curtin, features an intricate dark blue cloth binding, designed by Julius Adolph Schweinfurth, with gilt detailing and Schweinfurth’s monogram on the front cover. The binding includes gilt top edges, with magenta clay-coated endpapers, and remains in its original dust jackets with gilt embellishments on the spines. One Dust Jacket - Spine on Volume w/o DustJacket is Faded. The volumes are 8 1/4 inches tall, with 355 and 352 pages respectively, and contain photogravure illustrations by noted artists Howard Pyle, Edmund H. Garrett, and Evert van Muyden, as well as color maps, architectural photos, and sculpture imagery. The untrimmed pages and gilt decorations contribute to its refined presentation, making it a notable collector's edition.
Price: 125 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Signed: No
Author: Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher: Boston Little Brown and Company
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Novels
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1897
