Item #453181 The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire / By Edward Gibbon, esq., with notes, by Dean Milman and M. Guizot. Ed., with additional notes, by William Smith [complete in eight volumes]. Edward Gibbon.

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire / By Edward Gibbon, esq., with notes, by Dean Milman and M. Guizot. Ed., with additional notes, by William Smith [complete in eight volumes]

London : J. Murray, 1862. First Edition in this form. Good copies indeed; the celebrated Murray 1862 offering in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panels somewhat rubbed and stained, with spine bands and panel edges worn. Some hinges tender, but all holding. Generally clean interiors with some isolated marginal foxing. Frontispiece retains tissue guard, and folding materials remain sound. A well-preserved set overall. Provenance: bookplate of Thomas William Price. Item #453181

Physical description; complete in 8 volumes : frontispiece (portrait), maps (some folding) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History.

Price: €1,250.00

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