Robert Graves — Count Belisarious

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical novel from English poet and soldier Captain Robert von Ranke Graves. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three maps at the rear of the text. Collated complete. A historical novel recounting the life of the Roman general Belisarius, largely based on Procopius's History of Justinian's Wars and Secret History. Count Belisarius purports to be a biography written by Eugenius, a eunuch who is a servant of Belisarius' wife Antonina. Written by Captain Robert von Ranke Graves, an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light spotting to the fore-edge. Minor age toning to the endpapers with the previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .