THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
by GIBBON, EDWARD; TREVOR-ROPER, HUGH
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
NEW YORK: [HERON BOOKS] "by arrangement with Washington Square Press. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean edition of Decline and Fall in quarter faux-leather binding with green spine and gilt embossed boards. Weakness to front joint but holding. Dating from the 1960s-1970s. Clean throughout, binding tight.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Tobo Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001429
- Title
- THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
- Author
- GIBBON, EDWARD; TREVOR-ROPER, HUGH
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- [HERON BOOKS] "by arrangement with Washington Square Press
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Pages
- -1
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Non-Classifiable
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