The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
de Gibbon, Edward
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good/Good,Slight Chips & Tears
- Librería
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1960 Book. Illus. by Abridgement By D.M.Low. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Abridged version - in a single volume - of the classic history of the late Roman Empire & Byzantium. " The editor author makes the point that in this abridgement he has adhered to Gibbon's style, format, planning, and footnotes, and has made only selective exclusions. The history covers the centuries from Marcus Aurelius to the capture of Constantinople, and concludes with an epilogue dealing with medieval Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance. 925p. index.Maps on end papers Bookplate of previous owner on half title. NOTE: Very heavy volume [1.2 kg].
Sinopsis
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time.
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Detalles
- Librería
- KALAMOS BOOKS
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 12608
- Título
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Autor
- Gibbon, Edward
- Ilustrador
- Abridgement By D.M.Low
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good,Slight Chips & Tears
- Edición
- Book Club Edition
- Editorial
- Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1960
- Palabras clave
- Rome Roman Empire Ancient Byzantium
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Roman Empire; Rome - Ancient;
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
