J F Dove. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Volume V only. London: Printed by J. F. Dove for W. Baynes and Son etc. Edges of cover slightly frayed/chipped. One page is detaching. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. J F Dove unknown
New York : Euclid Press 1/1/1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 12 Volumes. 8vo. Circa 1900. Each volume quarter bound in black leather with white marbled boards. Binding repaired. Gilt lettering on spines. Good bindings and covers. TEG. Limited edition of 121 out of 1000. Wear to extremities. Clean unmarked pages with minimal toning. <br><br>Edwards Gibbons classic work details the gradual societal collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This decline was brought about by the disintegration of Roman politics culture and military might. <br>This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. New York : Euclid Press hardcover
London England: Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis. Very Good. 1836. First Thus. Half-Leather/Marbled Boards. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hadrback Hardback. Foxing to end inside covers. Six raised bands to spine. Wear to leather spine. Wear to edges and corners. Gold paper tile on spine with title in gilt lettering. Printed from the edition in twelve volumes Complete in one volume. Complete bound in half leather and marbled boards.1303 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. . Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis hardcover
Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Life and Letters of Edward Gibbon - With his History of the Crusades is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science paperback
Bookseller reference : ria9783337134983_inp ISBN : 333713498x 9783337134983
Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book is a collection of Edward Gibbon's lesser-known works including essays poems and historical sketches. It also includes a biography of Gibbon and an analysis of his writing style. Edward Gibbon was a British historian and au hardcover
Bookseller reference : ria9781020332197_inp ISBN : 1020332190 9781020332197
Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Withi hardcover
Bookseller reference : ria9781018198507_inp ISBN : 1018198504 9781018198507
London: B. Blake 1837. 1st Edition Thus . Hardback. Printed pages: Large 8vo. xv 1 848. Very Good Minus. 5.75 x 8.75 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. First single volume edition. Full calf leather binding. Spine with four raised bands morocco title label gilt decoration to compartments. Single gilt fillet border to boards gilt decorated board edges blind tooled turn-ins. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Rubbing and slight marking to boards. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Patches of foxing throughout the text. Engraved frontis with offsetting to the title page. Provenance: from the library of Williamstrip Park Coln St. Aldwyns - seat of the Hicks Beach family. Gift inscription to leading blank: 'Michael Edward Hicks Beach from his sincere friend Barclay Field on his leaving Eton. Election 1855'. The recipient was Sir Michael Hicks Beach Bt. 1st Earl of St. Aldwyn and 9th Baronet of Beverston. He had a long political career serving as a Conservative MP from 1864 until 1906 twice serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer and briefly as Leader of the Opposition in 1886. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate for non-European destinations. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: USA £21.00; Oceania £30.00; Rest of World £30.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. B. Blake hardcover
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 became the wife to Jacques Necker and her daughter was the noted socialite and letter writer Madame de Stael. His first historical endeavour was a "History of Switzerland" which was never finished or published. He also wrote about the literary and social conditions of England at the time which was unfortunately considered a flop. With annotations and notes by John Lord Sheffield. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. A little light rubbing to the boards and joints a little heavier to the rear board. Light fading and discoloration to the spine. Very minor bumping to the extremities. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spots to the first few pages only. Very Good B. Blake hardcover
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