The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volumes 1-3 of 6 (Everyman's Library) by Gibbon, Edward

Everyman's Library, 1993-10-26. Hardcover. Like New.

Everyman's Library, 1993. Hardcover. A fine three volume set in the publisher's nearly fine slipcase. The first three volumes of the most famous historical chronicle in English, in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set, with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper. Edward Gibbon's account of Roman decline remains a remarkably fresh and vital contribution to the subject more than two centuries after its first publication. A landmark in its time for classical and historiographical scholarship, its fame today, however, rests more on the scope and force of Gibbon's argument and the brilliance of his style, which is still an utter delight to read. But above all, the book is a superb monument to the Enlightenment ideal of rational enquiry which Gibbon made the object of his life's work. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers,… Read More

Everyman's Library, 1993-10-26. Hardcover. New.

Everyman's Library, 10/26/1993. Hardcover. NEW.

Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1993. Hardcover. New. box edition. 1902 pages. 8.75x5.50x4.25 inches.

Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1993. Hardcover. New. box edition. 1902 pages. 8.75x5.50x4.25 inches.

Everyman's Library, 1993-10-25. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Everyman's Library A Complete Set Of 6 Hardcovers In Nf Slipcases (2) With Maching Colour Illustrations By Giovanni Volpato. All Books Appear Unread, As New. Slipcases Are Bumped/Rubbed Just A Tad.

1996. Collector's Luxury Edition. Complete in 6 volumes. Norwalk, The Easton Press, 1996. 15 cm x 22 cm. 245 pages (vol. 1); 261 pages (vol. 2); 397 pages (vol.3); 494 pages (vol.4); 503 pages (vol.5); 381 pages (vol. 6). Original Hardcover. Red leather-bound volumes with gilt lettering on spine and boards. All Volumes in protective collector's - mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. Beautifully presented set of 6 volumes comprising the complete set of novels by Jane Austen: Emma, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey. Each volume is bound in red leather with gilt lettering. Features a preface by Reginald Brimley Johnson.