The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Gibbon, Edward
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1997. 4th Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine. Eight volumes, smooth cream covers with thin very bright border design, ornate gilt borders on spine with gilt lettering very bright, red background at spine top, dark blue at spine middle, four books in each of two sturdy dark red slipcases. Volume I: map of Roman Empire A.D. 14 and A.D. 117 inside covers and adjacent end papers, 320 pages. Volume II: map of Empire in A.D. 395, 348 pages. Volume III: The Roman Empire after Barbarian Invasions, 367 pages. Volume IV: map of empire in A.D. 505, 394 pages. Volume V: map of Roman Empire in 628 and 750, 394 pages. Volume VI: map of Roman Empire in A.D. 950, 377 pages. Volume VII: empire in A.D. 1400, 440 pages. Volume VIII: 363 pages. Very tiny surface nick on red spine of Volume V, two such nicks on spine of Volume VI. Near Very Fine Set.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51882
- Title
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Author
- Gibbon, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Ptg.
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- History Rome Set Slipcased Books Boxed
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Set;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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