Author: Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Title: Quo Vadis. A Narrative of the Time of Nero
Description: Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1899. Hardcover. Early edition; 5" x 7 3/4"; pp. [16], 1-541, (1-10) publisher's list, [8]; original embossed red boards; gilt title; minor wear to covers; spine slightly faded; small closed cut to tail of spine; engraved portrait frontis; illustrations from paintings and photographs; very good. The famous tale of love between a young Christian woman and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician. 'Quo Vadis" translated from Latin means "Where are you going?" referring to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, in which Peter flees Rome, meets Jesus on his way and asks him why he is going to Rome. Ill.: 0. Very Good 2.

Keywords: 0


See more books from our catalog: 0