George Eliot — Romola

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1880. Cloth. A limited edition copy of George Eliot's classic historical novel set in the Italian Renaissance. A new limited edition. Number 490 out of 1000 copies. In the original full cloth binding. With twenty-two engraved plates. Collated complete. The classic historical novel by Mary Ann Evans, under the pseudonym of George Eliot. Complete in two volumes. The story takes place during the Italian Renaissance and includes notable historical figures in Florentine history. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Marks and spotting to the boards. Spines are darkened and title plates are darkened and worn. The rear hinge of volume one is strained. Spotting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with some age-toning to the edges and the odd spot. Heavier spotting to the blanks and limitation pages. Several pages are uncut throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Sir Frederick Leighton. Very Good .