The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Six Volumes)
by Gibbon, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc., 1890. This is an extremely attractive set (six volumes) of Gibbon's masterful history, in Near Fine condition. Olive green cloth binding, with spine lettering in gilt over black. Top edges are gilt, others deckle. Includes Notes by Milman, Guizot, and Wenck. Edited by Dr. William Smith. Identified on the spine as the "National Library Edition." Clean text; 706 pages; 715 pages; 714 pages; 715 pages; 701 pages; and 822 pages, with the Index. Very light wear, light fading on the spines. Gibbon's life work should be yours as well; however, if daunted by the project, this impressive set would look just great as a display: forget the reading! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002635
- Title
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Six Volumes)
- Author
- Gibbon, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical History and Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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