The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Three volume boxed set) (Everyman's Library)
by Gibbon, Edward
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 13
- 9780679423089
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The first three volumes of the most famous historical chronicle in English, in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set, with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper.
Edward Gibbon's account of Roman decline remains a remarkably fresh and vital contribution to the subject more than two centuries after its first publication. A landmark in its time for classical and historiographical scholarship, its fame today, however, rests more on the scope and force of Gibbon's argument and the brilliance of his style, which is still an utter delight to read. But above all, the book is a superb monument to the Enlightenment ideal of rational enquiry which Gibbon made the object of his life's work. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, and European-style half-round spines. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times. (Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time.
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- Eureka Books (US)
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- Title
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Three volume boxed set) (Everyman's Library)
- Author
- Gibbon, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679423087
- ISBN 13
- 9780679423089
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- Westminister, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1993
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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