The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Mixed set Vols: 1-3 New Edition, Vols. 4-6 First edition. COMPLETE IN 6 VOLUMES

by Edward Gibbon

$5,000 · Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller

First edition

London: Printed for W. or A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1782. First edition, in part. Hardcover. Six volumes, large quarto 28.3 by 22 cm , published between 1782 and 1788. Engraved frontispiece portrait, 3 engraved maps 2 large folding; 1 full-page ; general index and errata; printed marginalia. Full contemporary diced calf expertly rebacked to style; light rubbing/wear at extremities ; covers ruled in gilt; spine with

  • Binding: Hardcover

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