Vist Books, London, 1959. First UK edition. This is an ex-library copy with minimal markings, numbers on spine and on rear of title page. Evidence at rear where pocket has been removed. Cloth boards are in reasonable condition. Tape marks on e/p's. Front e/p has top corner cut off. Contents are holding but there are several places throughout the book with old tape down the hinges which could be holding the binding together. 190pp. There is general wear and some foxing throughout but still in very readable condition. Dust jacket also has general wear with many chips and small tears, some of which have been repaired, Staining to edges from old library-style cover which has been removed. It has been price clipped and is now recovered.
Klein's Rome is a collective and definitive portrait of a living, yet ancient city.