ELLIOTT, Frances "Pictures of Old Rome" [Bernard Tauchnitz, 1882]

ELLIOTT, Frances. Pictures of Old Rome.

Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1882. Copyright Edition. 6.375" x 4.75", 286pp. Full vellum with extensive gilt border decorations and a gilt image of the wolf feeding Romulus and Remus. Brown morroco spine label, gilt patterned silk endpapers, and red sewn-in bookmark. All edges stained red. Vellum yawning, as expected. Binding tight and textblock clean. Very Good.

Pictures of Old Rome is Frances Elliott’s richly observant portrait of the Eternal City at a moment when its ancient monuments and everyday life were rapidly changing in the late 19th century. Blending travel narrative, art history, and cultural commentary, Elliott guides readers through Rome’s ruins, churches, and neighborhoods with a keen eye for historical detail. The book remains valuable for its firsthand account of Rome before modern expansion, preserving impressions and traditions that soon disappeared.