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EDWARD GIBBON, English Historian & Member of Parliament , Born 1737 at Putney, Educated Oxford, TOURED ITALY 1764-5, DIED IN 179Biblio.com

DECLINE & FALL OF ROMAN EMPIRE BY GIBBON Volumes 1-4 IN MIXED SET DUSTJACKETS EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY # 434 435 436 DATED 1966 & OTHER VOL 4 DATED 1969 EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY # 474 VOL 1-3 PURPLE B/W DJ HAS ROMAN SOLDIER CORNERING A MAN

1966rif. 29798HBDJ Volumes 1-4 IN MIXED SET DUSTJACKETSWITH DIFFERENT ILLUSTRATOR ON VOL. 4 EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY # 434 435 436 DATED 1966 & OTHER VOL 4 EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY # 474 DATED 1969 HAS BLUE TOPSTAIN VOL 1-3 PURPLE B/W DJ HAS ROMAN SOLDIER CORNERING A MAN DEATH OF AN EMPEROR DJ DRAWN BY Tom Poulton & OTHER 2 VOLS HAVE DIFFERENT ILLUSTRATIONS ON PURPLE DJ'S VOL 4 DATED 1969 Emperor Justinian on the WHITE DUSTJACKET WITH BLUE & WHITE Drawing by Eric Fraser RedOrange cloth hardcover WITH GOLD GILT ON SPINE CVR with dustjacket 4 3/4 X 7 1/4 in. VG/VG Approx . clean bright tight unmarked copy ! Text clean and unmarked . The binding is tight and square .BACK OF DJ SAYS FEW OF 500 AUTHORS 534 PGS NO ADS IN BACK DUSTJACKET drawing by Eric Fraser Plain blue Endpapers ON VOL 4 & VOL 1 2 & 3 HAVE GOLD & WHITE DECORATED ENDPAPERS. VOL 1-3 PURPLE B/W DJ HAS ROMAN SOLDIER CORNERING A MAN DEATH OF AN EMPEROR DJ DRAWN BY Tom Poulton & OTHER 2 VOLS HAVE DIFFERENT ILLUSTRATIONS ON PURPLE DJ';S VOL 4 DATED 1969 Emperor Justinian on the WHITE DUSTJACKET WITH BLUE & WHITE Drawing by Eric Fraser Masterpiece of Organized Detail ANCIENT HISTORY GIBBON'S blames Christianity for its Fall. Once North Africa was seized from Rome there was a lack of trade & STABLE CROPS WHICH FED ROMANS. Gibbon became the first modern historian of ancient Rome. It covers a singular subject ranging over 14 centuries and half the globe. focused on the Romans and despite moving at lightning speed only manages to get to the year 640 by the end of volume 4 .Augustus is "at first the enemy and at last the father" of Rome. WRITTEN AROUND TIME AMERICAN REVOLUTION 476AD WAS FALL. ROMULUS AUGUSTUS REMOVED FROM POWER. COVERED 9000000 MILES AT 1 TIME. END OF ROMAN EMPERORS. THUS ROMAN REPUBLIC FORMED. EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY J. M. DENT PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN hardcover

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Edward Gibbon; John, Lord SheffieldBiblio.com

The Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon ESQ. With Memoirs of His Life and Writings Composed By Himself: Illustrated From His Letters with Occasional Notes and Narrative

1837rif. 654P21London: 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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