History of the Romans under the Empire baden which brought him to the

which brought him to the attention of a global audience

Also contains instructions for 'marketing'

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

With the rather battered dust-jacket

Leigh Fermor's first book

History of the Romans under the Empire baden which brought him to theLondon: 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.