
GIBBON, Edward.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand , 1782-1788.
$18,500.00
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Item Number: RRB-144652
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“THE GREATEST HISTORICAL WORK EVER WRITTEN”: Edward Gibbon's masterpiece The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Rare first edition set of Gibbon's masterpiece with only volume I being a second edition. Quarto, 6 volumes bound in full diced calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt scrolling and flueron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges speckled black, engraved frontispiece portrait of Gibbon by John Hall after Sir Joshua Reynolds & map of the "Eastern Part of the Roman Empire" in Vol. II.; map of the "Western Part of the Roman Empire" in Vol. III. Volume I is a second edition, volumes II-VI are first editions. In good condition, Vols. I and II rebacked. Armorial bookplate of C. Codrington to each pastedown, vol. III with a small strip of marbled paper tipped to front free endpaper, tape repair to Map of the Western Empire.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
$18,500.00
Out of Stock