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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
de Gibbon, Edward
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Neat, contemporary ownership signatures; hinges worn and most covers detached or nearly so; spine dried and flaking; extremities
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London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1788. Third edition of Vol. 1, First editions of Vols. 2-6. Neat, contemporary ownership signatures; hinges worn and most covers detached or nearly so; spine dried and flaking; extremities rubbed; portrait in Vol. 1 foxed, otherwise the set is internally clean and with only scattered marking and soil, a few inoffensive spots of foxing.. Six volumes, uniform 4tos; frontispiece portrait of Gibbon from a painting by Joshua Reynolds, I: [3], vi-vi, [18], (1)-704; II: [10], (1)-640, with folding map between pp. 22-23, [1 errata]; III: [10], (1)-640, [1 errata]; IV: [i], ii-viii, [8], (1)-620; V: [8], (1)-684; VI: [12], (1)-646, [51 General Index], [1 errata]; contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards; folding map loosely inserted in Volume 1; bound without half-titles. Complete set of the indelible work that invented the modern discipline of history writing. (Additional shipping charge required).
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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- Librería
- Locus Solus Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 206212
- Título
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Autor
- Gibbon, Edward
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Neat, contemporary ownership signatures; hinges worn and most covers detached or nearly so; spine dried and flaking; extremities
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Third edition of Vol. 1, First editions of Vols. 2-6
- Editorial
- Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1788
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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