[RUNCIMAN, STEVEN]. The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century. Cambridge: at the University Press, 1958.
FIRST EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 14 x 2.5 cm); xiii, 356 pp. English text. Beautifully bound in half crimson morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere; cloth sides; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; half-title; 3 maps (1 folding); 4 illustrated plates; 3 folding genealogical tables; appendix, notes, bibliography and index to rear. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight, secure and square, the hinges and joints perfectly intact. Covers and contents very well-preserved. Trivial spotting to fore edge. Armorial bookplate to front endpaper. A most handsome copy.
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