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réf. 52729inspired by Hadrian's affectionate five lines to his 'Sweet little wanderimg soul' for so long the Emperor's companion and inspirer of their joint mirth now departing to places pallid stiff and naked Monk Gibbon takes this thought further and wonders whether they shall meet "At what turn of the road by what tree. for an instant." recalls his own forgetfulness of his soul's immortality and asks if "Soul whom the self betrays" would "like Dido once Proudly avert your gaze " referring to Aeneas' visit to the underworld 1 side 8vo. no place no date circa light horizontal fold otherwise in crisp condition First printed in 'The Velvet Bow and Other Poems' 1972. unknown
2011réf. 52506040051The Folio Society 2011. Hardcover. New. Hardcovers with Slipcases. 8 VOLUME SET IN 2 SLIPCASES. Unused unmarked and unblemished copies. First published by the Folio Society 1983. Reissued with new binding 1995. THIS IS THE 19TH PRINTING 2011.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! The Folio Society hardcover
réf. 43128G. Virtue c. 1890. 5 vols. Tall 8vo. Original elaborately gilt tooled spines with gilt trophy of arms device on upper boards headcaps neatly repaired - a very bright VG set. Pp. xvi 224 225-464 465-643 60 61-316 317-666 xi no inscriptions illus with engraved plates and folding maps vol 1: frontispiece and engraved title page 9 further plates and 1 folding map; vol 2: 10 plates folding panorama; vol 3: 11 plates 1 map; vol 4: 10 plates; vol 5: 8 plates and 3 maps prelim plates a little loosened tissue guards spotted plates mainly clean and unmarked. G. Virtue, c. 1890 unknown
réf. 9523A Paris, Chez H. J. Jansen, An VII de la république françoise [1798 ou 1799]. 2 volumes in-8 de VI-428-[4] et [2]-474-[2] pages, cartonnage jaspé, dos ornés de filets dorés, étiquettes de titre caramel avec pastilles, roulettes et filets dorés. Non rognés et en très grande partie non coupés. Cartonnage à peine frotté.
réf. 89725London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954 1957. Hardcover. 0394604032 . 1954 & 1957 reprints of the 1910 issuances. A complete six-volume Everyman's Library set presenting Edward Gibbon's magnificent history of the decline of the Roman Empire. Per his introduction in volume one Christopher Dawson praises the author for the way Gibbon: ". . .disposes of his vast material and creates out of the shapeless mass an ordered and intelligible whole." With an index to all six volumes at rear of volume six. Entries 434 435 436 474 475 & 476 in Everyman's Library History series. --- In Everyman's Library larger format binding style 4. Full blue cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling and interlocked 'EL' at tail of spines; orange topstain. In light blue dust jackets with 'Everyman's Library' surrounded by scrollwork to front panels. --- Overall these volumes are well-preserved and tightly-bound though with prior owner's signature to volume one. Generally sound jackets in excellent condition though volume one jacket with mild age-toning and small tears & chafing to extremities. All volumes wrapped in new removable archival mylar protectors. NOTE: Due to the weight of this item extra shipping charges may be requested.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; c.450-550 pp. each pages . Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. hardcover
1974réf. mon0004267654AMS Press 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 5.8000 13.4000 9.4000. 7 volume set AMS Press hardcover
1974réf. mon0004264766AMS Press 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 5.8000 13.4000 9.4000. Some foxing along outter edges of pages. AMS Press hardcover
1984réf. mon0001007221The Folio Society 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Second impression 8 Volumes Pages clean and bright Binding firm Mapped endpapers Split to bottom of Vol. II slipcase. The Folio Society hardcover
1969réf. mon0000223441Heron Books 1969-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Clean copy in good condition. Heron Books paperback
1932réf. 298872 THICK VOLS COMPLETE HBDJ VOL 1 #G8 STATED 1ST MODERN LIBRARY ON COPYRIGHT PG 1932 VG/VG- SOLD AS-IS SMALL EDGE TEARS CHIPS ON DJ SPINE WEAR EXTREMITIES & SCUFFING & TINY HOLE NEAR DJ SPINE DJ & MENDED TEARS BACK OF DJ SAYS 215 BOOKS SO FAR GIVES 8 POINTS SAYS AIM & SCOPE OF ML GIANTS VERSO OF DJ SAYS COMPLETE LIST OF TITLES OF ML ONE DOLLAR A COPY book is 1476 pages and otherwise in great shape. SCUFF MARK BACK DJ THICK BLUE CLOTH HARDBACK WITH BRITE GOLD GILT STREAMER MAN ON FRONT & SLIGHTLY FADED TITLE ON CVR SPINE VOL 2 #G7 VG-/VG- STATED 1ST MODERN LIBRARY ON COPYRIGHT PG 1932 SMALL EDGE TEARS WEAR EXTREMITIES & SCUFFING & TINY HOLE NEAR DJ SPINE BACK OF DJ GIVES 8 POINTS SAYS 220 BOOKS SO FAR SAYS AIM & SCOPE OF ML GIANTS VERSO OF DJ SAYS COMPLETE LIST OF TITLES OF ML ONE DOLLAR A COPY book is 1476 pages and otherwise in great shape .& MENDED DJ TEARS & SCUFF MARKS THICK BLUE CLOTH HARDBACK WITH SMALL CHIPS TOP COVER SPINE WITH BRITE GOLD GILT STREAMER MAN ON FRONT & VERY LIGHTLY FADED TITLE ON CVR SPINE STATED 1ST MODERN LIBRARY ON COPYRIGHT PG 1932 Yellow DJ with Black Lines top & btm front of DUSTJACKET Volume 2 History of empire from a.d. 476 to fall of Constintine OR covers 1000 yrs ended with acquisition of absolute dominion of Rome by the Popes in 1500 MODERN LIBRARY NY hardcover
1933réf. aly89Glasgow: The University Press 1933. 1933. 8vo. pp. xv 190. several b/w illus. biblio. index. cloth minor edge wear. dw. First Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. [Glasgow: The University Press, [1933]. Hardcover
1984réf. SONG3110098326De Gruyter 1984-04-01. Reprint 2011. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.50x1.00x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. De Gruyter hardcover
1994réf. 202367Allen Lane Penguin Press 1994. Hardcover. New/New. Hardcover 3 Volume set in new dust jackets. Black cloth to boards with silver lettering to spine. 4to. 6.5 x 6 x 10.25 inches Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes appendices 8 list of abbreviations selected further readings bibliographical index and a general index. 3360 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is the most celebrated historical work in the English language. First published in three instalments between 1776 and 1788 it covers a period of thirteen centuries. The first installment traces the Empire from the Age of the Antonines to the growth and establishment of Christianity and the persecution its followers received in the reigns preceding Constantine; the second begins with the reign of Julian the Apostate and continues up to the conquest of the Roman territories in the West by the Goths Huns and Vandals; the last installment follows the Empire from Justinian to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks. Throughout its length The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is never routine always alert with humanity and intelligence and often surprising in its sympathies. Gibbon's genius as a prose stylist his breadth of knowledge his wit and energy combine to make the Decline and Fall one of the greatest narratives in European literature. This new edition provides the reader with the most accurate text of the Decline and Fall complete and unmodernized and illuminates it with an unrivalled wealth of related material. David Womersley's Introduction describes the development of the Decline and Fall as it moved from instalment to instalment and locates it in relation both to the events of Gibbon's life and to the Enlightenment culture within which it was written. The most substantial variants and the comments and notes Gibbon made in his own copies of the work are given in appendices. Also reprinted as an appendix is the famous Vindication 1779 in which Gibbon replied to the attacks on his treatment of Christianity. For the first time since Gibbon's death two hundred years ago a critical edition has been established. This third volume reprints the fifth and sixth volumes of Gibbon's work. The former is particularly concerned with the encounters between the dwindling and enfeebled Byzantine Empire and the vigorous new religion of Islam. The latter - perhaps the most varied and colourful of all - includes the Crusades the fall of Constantinople to the Turks and an overview of the medieval papacy. Allen Lane Penguin Press hardcover
1974réf. pl61-44AMS Press 1974. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Year: 1974. Publisher:AMS Press. This preowned item is in very good condition with very minimal wear and tear visible ex. Corner dings small tears/rips bent pages scuffs/scratches etc. Additional materials such as CD's and access codes may or may not be included. If the book has a dust jacket it may not be included. Free tracking provided. International shipping available. AMS Press hardcover
1988réf. 300068London: The Folio Society 1988. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Sold as 8 volume set two slipcases with 4 volumes each~~Volume I: The Turn of the Tide; Volume II: Constantine and the Christian Empire; Volume III: The Revival and Collapse of Paganism; Volume IV: The End of the Western Empire; Volume V: Justinian and the Roman Law; Volume VI: Mohammed and the Rise of the Arabs; Volume VII: The Normans in Italy and the Crusades; Volume VIII: The Fall of Contantinople and the Papcy in Rome. ~ ~The two slipcases have some general wear; a bit of separation but they are both holding quite well; each book has a stick from the previous bookseller indicating they are sold as a set. Near Fine binding. The Folio Society unknown
1999réf. 1885676122The Folio Society 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Wear consistent with age and use. Clean unmarked copies. Complete eight volume set in two slipcases. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and page block edges of all volumes. Slipcases lightly scuffed and bumped otherwise intact. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover binding or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. This book is part of a multi-volume set. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. The Folio Society hardcover
1999réf. 1874051131The Folio Society 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Complete eight volume set. Bindings are tight and structurally sound. Clean interior pages. Light scuffing and bumping visible to slipcases. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover binding or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. The Folio Society hardcover
1988réf. 300068London: The Folio Society 1988. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Sold as 8 volume set two slipcases with 4 volumes each~~Volume I: The Turn of the Tide; Volume II: Constantine and the Christian Empire; Volume III: The Revival and Collapse of Paganism; Volume IV: The End of the Western Empire; Volume V: Justinian and the Roman Law; Volume VI: Mohammed and the Rise of the Arabs; Volume VII: The Normans in Italy and the Crusades; Volume VIII: The Fall of Contantinople and the Papcy in Rome. ~ ~The two slipcases have some general wear; a bit of separation but they are both holding quite well; each book has a stick from the previous bookseller indicating they are sold as a set. Near Fine binding. The Folio Society unknown books
réf. FORT989419The Folio Society. Used - Good. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: 8 Volume Set in Two Slipcases. The Folio Society unknown
1796réf. 17312London: A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun. ; W. Davies. Very Good. 1796. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in brown cloth. Text is in English and French. Contents are "fine". ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 703726 pages . A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun. ; W. Davies hardcover
1796réf. 16873London:: Strahan and Cadell 1796. First edition. modern blue cloth with red leather spine labels. Ownership inscription at top of both titles; light foxing; but a very good copy in a respectable modern binding. 4to. Rothschild 948; Norton 131. U1 in Vol. I is a cancel as usual. A supplementary third volume published in 1815 is not present. Frontispiece silhouette of Gibbon bound in the second volume instead of the first. Strahan and Cadell, hardcover
1946réf. 103898Near fine overall.: Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1946. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall . Heritage Press hardcover
1856réf. 2354153Boston: Phillips Sampson and Company 1856. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Boards lightly rubbed and soiled with some loss from corners edges and endpapers lightly foxed and smudged ink name address and date on front flyleaf of each volume pages a bit toned. Bindings tight and square. 1856 Hard Cover. An excellent edition of Edward Gibbon's magnum opus. Six hardcover volumes. 7 3/4" x 5 1/4". Original brown cloth hardcover bindings with gold spine lettering & design embossed design on front & back covers. Gibbon's complete work with notes by Rev. Milman plus a general index. "The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776 and went through six printings a remarkable feat for its time. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV V VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos a common publishing practice of the time. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Gibbon is sometimes called the first 'modern historian of ancient Rome.' By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material Gibbon's work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. His pessimism and detached use of irony was common to the historical genre of his era. Although he published other books Gibbon devoted much of his life 1772-1789 to this one work. His autobiography Memoirs of My Life and Writings is devoted largely to his reflections on how the book virtually became his life. He compared the publication of each succeeding volume to a newborn child. The book is famous not only because it is extraordinarily well written but also because Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. This is one of the great historical questions and because of the relative lack of written records from the time one of the most difficult to undertake. Gibbon was not the first to theorise about this. In fact most of his ideas are directly taken from Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries who wrote about it at the time; nor would he be the last; see for example Henri Pirenne's Thesis of the early 20th century. According to Gibbon the Roman Empire succumbed to barbarian invasions because of a loss of civic virtue among its citizens. They had become lazy and soft outsourcing their duties to defend their Empire to barbarian mercenaries who then became so numerous and ingrained that they were able to take over the Empire. Romans he believed had become effeminate unwilling to live a tougher 'manly' military lifestyle. In addition Gibbon pointed to Christianity. Christianity he says created a belief that a better life existed after death. This fostered indifference to the present among Roman citizens thus sapping their desire to sacrifice for the Empire. He also believed its comparative pacifism tended to sap the traditional Roman martial spirit. Finally like other Enlightenment thinkers Gibbon held in contempt the Middle Ages as a priest-ridden superstitious dark age. It was not until his own age of reason and rational thought it was believed that human history could resume its progress. Gibbon provides the reader with a glimpse of his thought process with extensive notes along the body of the text a precursor to the modern use of footnotes. Gibbon's footnotes are famous for their idiosyncrasies. They provide an entertaining moral commentary on both ancient Rome and 18th-century Great Britain. This technique enabled Gibbon to compare ancient Rome to modern times. Gibbon's work advocates a rationalist and progressive view of history. Gibbon's citations provide in-depth detail regarding his use of sources for his work on ancient Rome documents dating back to ancient Rome. The detail within his asides and his care in noting the importance of each document is a precursor to modern-day h Phillips, Sampson, and Company hardcover
1856réf. 2354153Boston: Phillips Sampson and Company 1856. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Boards lightly rubbed and soiled with some loss from corners edges and endpapers lightly foxed and smudged ink name address and date on front flyleaf of each volume pages a bit toned. Bindings tight and square. 1856 Hard Cover. An excellent edition of Edward Gibbon's magnum opus. Six hardcover volumes. 7 3/4" x 5 1/4". Original brown cloth hardcover bindings with gold spine lettering & design embossed design on front & back covers. Gibbon's complete work with notes by Rev. Milman plus a general index. "The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776 and went through six printings a remarkable feat for its time. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV V VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos a common publishing practice of the time. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Gibbon is sometimes called the first 'modern historian of ancient Rome.' By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material Gibbon's work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. His pessimism and detached use of irony was common to the historical genre of his era. Although he published other books Gibbon devoted much of his life 1772-1789 to this one work. His autobiography Memoirs of My Life and Writings is devoted largely to his reflections on how the book virtually became his life. He compared the publication of each succeeding volume to a newborn child. The book is famous not only because it is extraordinarily well written but also because Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. This is one of the great historical questions and because of the relative lack of written records from the time one of the most difficult to undertake. Gibbon was not the first to theorise about this. In fact most of his ideas are directly taken from Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries who wrote about it at the time; nor would he be the last; see for example Henri Pirenne's Thesis of the early 20th century. According to Gibbon the Roman Empire succumbed to barbarian invasions because of a loss of civic virtue among its citizens. They had become lazy and soft outsourcing their duties to defend their Empire to barbarian mercenaries who then became so numerous and ingrained that they were able to take over the Empire. Romans he believed had become effeminate unwilling to live a tougher 'manly' military lifestyle. In addition Gibbon pointed to Christianity. Christianity he says created a belief that a better life existed after death. This fostered indifference to the present among Roman citizens thus sapping their desire to sacrifice for the Empire. He also believed its comparative pacifism tended to sap the traditional Roman martial spirit. Finally like other Enlightenment thinkers Gibbon held in contempt the Middle Ages as a priest-ridden superstitious dark age. It was not until his own age of reason and rational thought it was believed that human history could resume its progress. Gibbon provides the reader with a glimpse of his thought process with extensive notes along the body of the text a precursor to the modern use of footnotes. Gibbon's footnotes are famous for their idiosyncrasies. They provide an entertaining moral commentary on both ancient Rome and 18th-century Great Britain. This technique enabled Gibbon to compare ancient Rome to modern times. Gibbon's work advocates a rationalist and progressive view of history. Gibbon's citations provide in-depth detail regarding his use of sources for his work on ancient Rome documents dating back to ancient Rome. The detail within his asides and his care in noting the importance of each document is a precursor to modern-day h Phillips, Sampson, and Company hardcover books
1927réf. 33804Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by Gibbon on the first free endpaper to A. La Liberté a well known Canadian composer. A near fine copy in the publisher's 1/4 white cloth over beige paper covered boards red titles to the spine. With erratum slip tipped-in at the dedication page. 8vo. 105 pp. Harmonizations by Geoffrey O'Hara and Oscar O'Brien. Decorations by Frank H. Johnston. J.M. Dent & Sons hardcover