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John Murray, 1815. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Vol. III ONLY. Front board detached but present. Full leather. Heavy wear to boards. Occasional minor foxing, overall pages clean.

NY, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1970, 1970. Hardcover. near fine. Facsimile reprint of 1784 ed. (iv) + 287 + (11) + 24 + (4) pages/ 8vo, brown cloth with gilt titles. In the series: Reprints of Economic Classics. Nine charts in rear pocket. Book is in near fine condition. Without a dust jacket. 110800A Americana, Economics

New York: Buckland & Sumner. Very Good. 1846. Hardcover. Brown blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 381pages. Minimal marks, Bangor Theological Seminary Library; light rubbing, very slight loss of cloth (1/8th") , at top and bottom edges of spine; hinges solid, spine a little shaky; some foxing of endpapers, a few foxing spots scattered through text; otherwise unmarked, clean, soundcopy ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Turner & Hayden, 1846. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Very good with a tear and a little loss of cloth at the top of the spine, spine is faded, a small tear at the bottom of the rear panel near the spine.

Dublin: P. Wogan et al, 1796. Leatherbound. Fair. xii, 480 p. 22 cm. Full leather. From our As Is shelf. Front cover missing, rear hinge cracked, spine ends chipped, corners worn. Reference label on half title.

Paperback / softback. New.

John Murray, 1815. Hardcover. Good. . Vol 1-3 ONLY. Brown leather spines, gilt lettering. Minor shelf wear. Spines look nice on a shelf. Foxing here and there throughout, overall clean.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hunt and Clarke, London, 1827. No additional printings listed. Hardcover. good. NOT ex library books. Two volume set. Book with white vellum spine and corners. Marble boards. Rubbing on marble boards. Gilt top edge. Bookplates of J. Sterling Morton and Joy Morton on endpapers. Binding is tight, book does not appear to have been fully opened. Books measures 6 3/4

London : B. Blake, 1837. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Good/None. 848 pages. Hardcover. Marbled edges and endpapers. Raised bands on spine. Clipping of a silhouette of Edward Gibbon pasted on to front end paper. Previous owners notes in pencil on front endpapers. Wear to covers, especially corners. Rubbing. Chipping at spine. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 504154

Blake, 1837. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Tan cloth with gilt on spine. Covers are heavily soiled with chips. Complete separation at front hing and at spine, back hinge still intact. Stamp from previous owner and signature on title page. Some warping to boards and heavy foxing thoughout. Text is tight.

Not stated, Board of Agriculture, 1814. Hardcover. Good. 1814. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. This is an ex-Library book. Brown leather spine with brown cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Blank pages insert at end for structural integrity. New boards and end papers. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Leather is scratched and marked.

Paris: La Veure Estienne, 1742. Full calf. Fair. In French. Full calf. Raised bands. XLVIII, 548pp. Binder's copy. Boards detached, and binding is split at pp. 218/219. Edges scuffed. Mild soiling to endpapers. Armorial bookplate of John Lord Sheffield, Sheffield Place, Sussex pasted inside front cover. Interior very clean. This is a book of Roman history which belonged to John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821). Sheffield was a notable English and Irish politician, perhaps best remembered in the literary world as a friend and editor of Edward Gibbon, the English historian whose Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire remains the definitive text on the subject. Among other contributions, Sheffield compiled Gibbon's letters and diaries after Gibbon's passing into Memoirs of My Life and Writings, one of the first examples of a modern autobiography. Sheffield contributed enormously to 18th century scholarship on the Roman Empire, making this research volume of Rollin and Crevier from his… Read More

London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies/John Murray. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Large Octavo, three volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's burgundy cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spines. Probably rebound. Boards have mild wear including white marks to the tail edges. Text blocks show moderate age toning to the edges. Moderate wear interiorly including damp staining to volume three, some foxing/age toning, repairs to volume three, previous owners' stamps to all volumes and slight incidental marks. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Text in English and French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio. CONTENTS: Vol. One, xxv, 703 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Two, viii, 726 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Three, x, 691 pages, 1815 Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1376383. FP New Rockville Stock.

A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1796. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. First printing. Leather spine with marbled boards. Covers worn, with chipping along edges and spine. A couple small bookplates on front endpapers of volume 2.

Dublin: Wogan, White, Chambers and Others, 1796. first (only?) Dublin edition, enlarged from the London edition of the same year, in three volumes, full calf much worn, most hinges cracked, vol 3 split in two in middle of binding, frontispiece silhouette portrait of Gibbon in vol 1 has shadowed onto title page, a little occasional foxing, mostly in margins, text clean and tight apart from defects mentioned, bookplates and shelf marks of Carton House Library (Co. Kildare) in all volumes. Interesting set in need of repair.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: B. Blake, 1837. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A nicely bound collection of miscellaneous works writing by the important historian Edward Gibbon, with a memoir of his life. Illustrated with a frontispiece. A collection of miscellaneous works by Edward Gibbon. This work contains 'Account and Anecdotes of His Family', 'The Author's Account of the Books He Read, and of the Course of Study He Pursued', 'The Author's Manner of Passing His Time in the Hampshire Militia', 'Mr Gibbon Makes the Tour of Switzerland', and more. Also containing over two hundred letters written to a variety of correspondence, including Mr Gesner, Mrs Porten, Mr Holroyd, Dr. Watson, Dr Priestley, and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Edward Gibbons was a historian and Member of Parliament, his poor health was consistently under threat during his childhood, which led to him becoming widely read. He never married, after a failed love affair with Suzanne Curchod in his youth, Suzanne later… Read More

London: A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun., and W. Davies, 1796. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. 703p; 726p. Rebound. A set of two large hardcover books rebound in blue cloth. Volume 1 is in essentially fine condition, apart from some very minimal foxing. Text unmarked and binding quite secure. Volume 2 has a small hole in the title page and penetrating as far as page 12, and on the blank rear free endpaper. Otherwise, only mild occasional foxing, unmarked text, and secure binding. Overall, this pair of volumes is in very nice condition. A two-volume anthology of Gibbons' lectures, essays, and correspondence. Most selections are in English, but a substantial amount is in French. Both volumes measure approx. 11.2" x 8.75