The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in 6 vols.

by Edward Gibbon

$28,500 · Offered by Whitmore Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1776 - 1788. First editions. First state of volume 1 with all errata uncorrected and cancels as called for . 6 volumes, quarto 273 x 210 mm . Contemporary polished calf, with skillful repairs to the spines, red and green morocco spine labels, raised bands, compartments elaborately decorated and ruled in gilt, boards framed in gilt. Engraved

• Binding: Leather

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