Nicholas Breakspear (Adrian IV), Englishman and Pope.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1896. Sm. 4to. Orig. full black calf (slightly rubbed; spine cracked and neatly repaired). Gilt. Spine extra gilt with raised bands. Gilt dentelles. (xvii, 292pp.). With frontisp. & protective tissue-guard, title-vign., dec. initials & end-pieces, full-page illusts., maps, fold. geneal. table, fold. facs., marbled endpapers, and marbled edges. Title-page printed in red/black. Scarce first edition. Previous owner's name on fly-leaf, and hinges strengthened, otherwise contents fine.