The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire / By Edward Gibbon, Esq - Complete in 12 volumes
1813, New edition. London : printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis. Finely bound in modern fine ribbed cloth with contrasting gilt-blocked labels. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #270534
Physical description; 12 v. : ill., folded maps, port. ; 22 cm. Notes; "Some account of the life and writings of Edward Gibbon, esq.": v. 1, p. iii-xxxviii. Portrait engraved by W. Evans after Sir Joshua Reynolds. With the half-title to each volume. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Rome (Italy) — History — Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire — History — To 527.
Price: €425.00