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1837réf. 1253E023London: 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
réf. 7777Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt. London. 1764. First edition in English of Gibbon's first work. 8vo. 8 168pp. including 4pp. of publishers' list of books. Early nineteenth century engr. portrait of Gibbon very neatly attached to blank opposite title page and gives the appearance of portrait frontis. Two original blanks bound in before title page. Bound in contemporary full brown calf gilt rebacked with original spine laid down top compartment and part of bottom compartment replaced in modern calf inner hinges reinforced new e/ps. Corners of bds. worn. Marbled edges and e/ps. Outer margin sl. cropped pages measure 18.4 x 11.2cm. Additional frontis. lightly offset to title. Contents remarkably fresh and clean. Norton 6. Though originally published in French in 1761 Gibbon wrote most of this essay in 1758 while only 21. The translator has never been identified but was probably a professional hired by Becket. Gibbon was not happy with it though it was advertised as being prepared 'under the inspection of the author'. He states "had my feelings been more exquisite I might have wept over its blunders and baldness." Also from his journal January 11th 1763. " From thence I went to Becket paid him his bill fifty-four pounds and gave him back his translation. It must be printed tho' very indifferent. My comfort is that my misfortune is not an uncommon one." One of the 'best' mistakes quoted by Norton is the rendering of "si la physique a ses Buffons" by "if Physics hath its buffoons." unknown
1897réf. 206611London: Methuen 1897-1898. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Seven volumes 8vo. 11 maps and plans. Original gilt titled maroon cloth spines slightly sunned and soiled edges and corners worn and bumped in places some tanning to endpapers but surprisingly little foxing none in some volumes. Fold out maps are all present and in very good condition - very clear and colours bright. Overall an excellent set. Methuen hardcover
1834réf. 204419London: Frederick Westley and A.H.Davis 1834. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Book condition: fair 1834. very scarce in this format. Gibbon's seminal work is printed from the edition in 12 volumes includes a 13 page introductory memoir of the author by William Youngman b/w frontis of Gibbon no tissue gaurd. The book begins with the extent and military force of the empire in the age of the Antonines and continues through to chapter 71 in which Gibbons discusses the prospect of the ruins of Rome in the 15th century with a conclusion of the whole work. Half bound in leather and marbled paper the boards are worn on all edges corners scuffed small losses to the marbled paper from both front and rear - see photos. The leather spine is in nice condition soft tan leater with intricate gilt decoration 5 raised bands gilt lettered maroon title label - all very bright. Endpapers are marbled in similar pattern to boards as are all three edges upper edge dulled others bright. Both hinges cracked with front one separating. Front pastedown has a decorative coat of arms bookplate RFEP has small area of loss to lower corner light foxing to end papers and prelims but no foxing throughout. Evidence of historical damp staining on a few pages. Binding is very tight interior very clean 1303 pages with index 7 X 10 inches. Weight 2.6kg - please contact me for an accurate shipping quote based on your location before ordering. Frederick Westley and A.H.Davis hardcover
1934réf. C212763Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press 1934. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Original cloth lightly used offsetting to endpapers otherwise near very good indeed. No dust jacket. The Porpoise Press, hardcover
1906réf. 14325London; J. M. Dent & Co. 1906. 1906. Hard Cover. First edition octavo pp. 259. Photographic frontispiece and nine further photographic full page plates two maps including one large fold out to rear. Bevelled bottle green cloth boards with gilt titles and decorative detail to spine and upper board. A near fine copy. Major Spilsbury's account of his attempts to smuggle and run guns to southern Moroccan tribes outside of the control and authority of the Sultan in 1897 in breach of international and British domestic laws. Spilsbury argues that if the Sultan could not guarantee a foreigner's safely in the lands south of the Atlas mountains he should not claim to control them and he took it upon himself to negotiate directly with local leaders agreeing to supply them with arms. When Spilsbury tried to land his arms cargo in Mogador now Essaouria his men were met with hostile Moorish troops and he was forced to move away from the harbour leaving several of his crew on shore. In March 1898 Spilsbury left the Tourmaline and returned to London where The War Office suspended him from duty discharged him from the Army and charged him with illegally landing arms in Morocco. Subsequently acquitted by a jury of his peers he evaded arrest on a further charge by remaining outside of the jurisdiction. Spilsbury appears baffled in his conclusion that Morocco should be so resistant to colonisation. The appendix treats colonisation as inevitable and unashamedly motivated by access to Morocco's natural resources including gold. London; J. M. Dent & Co. 1906. hardcover
2022réf. BN194201Outlook Verlag 2022. 2022. Softcover. Geschichte des Verfalls und Untergangs des Römischen Reichs Geschichte des Verfalls und Untergangs des Römischen Reichs Eduard Gibbon Outlook Verlag paperback
1996réf. BN148918New York; Modern Library 1996. 1996. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 3 Volume Modern Library Illustration: Gian Battista Piranesi The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 3 Volume Modern Library Illustration: Gian Battista Piranesi Edward Gibbon New York; Modern Library unknown
réf. BN140267Emil Vollmer Verlag Phaidon Verlag. Hardcover. Der Untergang Roms Der Sieg des Islam Der Untergang Roms Der Sieg des Islam Eduard Gibbon = Edward Gibbon Emil Vollmer Verlag Phaidon Verlag hardcover
2003réf. BN486302Frankfurt am Main Eichborn 2003. 2003. Der Sieg des Islam. Aus dem Englischen von Johann Sporschil. Mit einem Essay von Reinhard Schulze. Der Sieg des Islam. Aus dem Englischen von Johann Sporschil. Mit einem Essay von Reinhard Schulze. Edward Gibbon Frankfurt am Main, Eichborn unknown
2005réf. BN349743Imperial College Press 2005. 2005. Hardcover. Short Pulse Laser Interactions With Matter: An Introduction Short Pulse Laser Interactions With Matter: An Introduction Paul Gibbon Imperial College Press hardcover
1983réf. BN207835Crescent Crown Publishers 1983. 1983. New Orleans: City of Many Dreams New Orleans: City of Many Dreams Suzi Forbes Text; Ted Smart; David Gibbon Hrsg. Crescent Crown Publishers unknown
1978réf. BN623009Crescent Books 1978. 1978. Hardcover. Washington A Picture Book to remember Her by Washington A Picture Book to remember Her by Designed by David Gibbon. Produced by Ted Smart Crescent Books hardcover
2019réf. BN461236Leda 2019. 2019. Hardcover. Úpadek a pád rímské ríe Úpadek a pád rímské ríe Edward Gibbon Leda hardcover
2013réf. BN551439Köln : Anaconda 2013. 2013. Verfall und Untergang des römischen Reiches Verfall und Untergang des römischen Reiches Gibbon Edward und Johann Sporschil Köln : Anaconda unknown
2010réf. SKU0212813Everyman's Library 2010-12-21. Hardcover. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Everyman's Library hardcover
2011réf. x-0230295401Palgrave Macmillan 2011. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 8.58x5.67x0.94 inches. Palgrave Macmillan hardcover
1990réf. 31482Macmillan of Canada January 1990. Hardcover. Good/Good. Macmillan of Canada hardcover
2020réf. Manohar-9780367225889Routledge 2020. Paperback. New. Routledge paperback
2020réf. Manohar-9780367225889Routledge 2020. Paperback. New. Routledge paperback
réf. A9780759123403Hardback. New. All archaeology students instructors and practitioners need this book to learn how to critically read and think about theory and methods or to improve their writing. hardcover
1933réf. 1749020331ADAJarrolds Publishers London Limited 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1933. Cheaper Edition. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Light blue cloth with black lettering to spine. Catalogue of publisher's new books to rear. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Moderate tanning and light foxing to pastedowns and endpapers with pencil and pen markings to front endpaper. Boards have moderate to heavy edge wear with heavy rubbing and tanning to cloth. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine. Book has a slight forward lean. Bumping to corners. Moderate tanning and foxing to textblock. Jarrolds Publishers London Limited hardcover
1999réf. VB10312977The Folio Society 1999-01-01. hardcover. Good. 14x11x11. The Folio Society hardcover
1996réf. DADAX3110154498Walter de Gruyter Inc 1996-10-01. Reprint 2016. hardcover. New. 6.75x1.00x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Walter de Gruyter, Inc hardcover
1998réf. 9032744London: Folio Society 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine. Edited and with introductions by Radice and Fernández-Armesto. Bound in publisher's original marbled boards with spines stamped in red blue and gilt covers stamped in gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Comes in two red board slipcases with sides stamped in gilt. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Books are in fine condition. Slipcases have minor wear to extremites. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Folio Society hardcover
