The Viceroys

Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun with an introduction by the translator. Drawings by James Boswell. First UK edition. Hardback; lacking dust jacket. 627pp. One dent and a few scratches to tail of lower board; spine ends bruised. A very good copy. *** First English edition of this historical novel by Federico De Roberto (1861-1927). It was all but ignored at time of publication (1894), but is now recognised as a major Italian novel – a favorite of Leonardo Sciascia.