3 vols. [iv], 311 + 4 ad pp.; [4], 347; [4], 312 pp. (8vo) 19x11 cm (7¼x4¼"), original brown paper spines and blue paper boards, printed paper spine labels, pages untrimmed. Half-titles present. First Edition. The first novel by the son-in-law and future biographer of Walter Scott John Gibson Lockhart (1794-1854), a story set in second century Rome about the adventures of a young man, Valerius, when he travels to the great capital city. Valerius is an early example of the classical-historical novel that became popular later in the 19th century with the writings of Bulwer-Lytton and others.
3 vols. [iv], 311 + 4 ad pp.; [4], 347; [4], 312 pp. (8vo) 19x11 cm (7¼x4¼"), original brown paper spines and blue paper boards, printed paper spine labels, pages untrimmed. Half-titles present. First Edition. The first novel by the son-in-law and future biographer of Walter Scott John Gibson Lockhart (1794-1854), a story set in second century Rome about the adventures of a young man, Valerius, when he travels to the great capital city. Valerius is an early example of the classical-historical novel that became popular later in the 19th century with the writings of Bulwer-Lytton and others.
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