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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
1867-1870
Bell & Daldy : London
7" by 4.5"
xiv, 560; xiv, 582; xiv, 554; xiv, 573; xviii, 594pp.
SUMMARY
Six volumes of Edward Gibbon's influential historical account of the Roman Empire.
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 4.49
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DESCRIPTION
Part of the Bohn's British Classics series.
With various notes, including those of Guizot, Wenck, Schreiter, and Hugo.
Volumes I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII, lacking vol V.
In half brown calf bindings, with marbled boards.
With a frontispiece and folding map to Vol I.
A work by Edward Gibbon, a British essayist, historian and minor politician.
First published in full from 1783 onwards, these volumes cover, from 98 to 1590, the peak of the Roman Empire, the history of early Christianity and its emergence as the Roman state religion, the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane and the fall of Byzantium, as well as discussions on the ruins of Ancient Rome.
The works are known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of polemical criticism of organized religion.
CONDITION
In half calf bindings. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, as well as board edges, causing occasional loss of paper. Marks to calf. Joints weakening due to rubbing. Loss to spine labels, with vols I, III, and VII lacking both labels altogether. Significant rubbing to spine of vol IV. Front paste down peeling to vol VII, with the front free endpaper disbound, but attached at hinge to front paste down. Ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper of vol III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting. Ink inscription to title page of vol IV. Ink inscription to first blank of vol II and VI. Notable scent to volumes.
Overall Condition: Good
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Overall Condition
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