vi, 315; vi, 299 pp. 8vo. Cream boards imitating vellum, elaborate gilt and red titles and decorations, top edges gilt, ribbon markers bound in. Monochrome plates from photographs taken throughout Florence. "Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is 'a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view. The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian Renaissance, and includes in its plot several notable figures from Florentine history.'"
