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Best.-Nr. 201025Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All 6 volumes Near Fine Leather Bound Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. 683Philidelphia: John Morris Co 1920. Diocleation. John Morris Co unknown
Best.-Nr. 55140London: Printed for W. Allason; B. Whitrow and Co.; C. Chapple; W. Barton; J. Evans and Son; J. Greenhill; J. Harwood; R. Hill; G. Hebert; W. Harris; T. Mason; R. Scholey; J. Maynard; T. Bohn; and 11 others 1819. 12 vols. 'A New Edition' 8vo. First vol. with portrait frontispiece vols. I and II each with a folding map. A little toned offsetting from the plates very occasional light foxing but generally clean. Contemporary tan diced calf neatly rebacked spines attractively gilt with titles vol. numbers and dates gilt borders marbled edges drab endpapers. Lightly rubbed a little staining to boards corners frayed but a very good good-looking set. Armorial bookplate of William Jeffrey Lockett to front pastedown of each volume. The shield depicts the arms of Lockett and Johnson implying this is William Jeffrey Lockett 1768-1839 whose mother Hannah was a Johnson. Lockett was a Derbyshire solicitor and Deputy Clerk of the Peace who was instrumental in organising the trial of the Luddite Pentrich Rebels in 1817. Gibbon's 1737-1794 masterpiece originally published 1776-1788. Volume I contains a 'Life of Edward Gibbon Esq.' on pp.3-16 volume XII contains a general index on pp.429-508. Each volume has its own contents page. Printer statement to title-page verso: Plummer and Brewis Printers Love-Lane Little Eastcheap. London: Printed for W. Allason; B. Whitrow and Co.; C. Chapple; W. Barton; J. Evans and Son; J. Greenhill; J. Harwood; R. Hill; hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. SBBIH-ICPXK4S5QE6WChatto & Windus 1992. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Chatto & Windus hardcover
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1976Best.-Nr. SBBIH-LXFVCNRABRMBDENT J.M. & SONS LTD. 1976. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. DENT, J.M. & SONS LTD. hardcover
1789Best.-Nr. 28218Basle: J. J. Tourneisen. Very Good. 1789. Reprint. Hardcover. 9 volumes of 13 vol. Set. Missing vols. 1 23 4. Brown morocco leather Arabic numerals on spine bands. Last volume #13 states "Notes to the six first volumes." Maroon spine label six bands. Boards mildly bowed corners turned inward slightly spine edges lightly rubbed. Inner pages show foxing sunning but are otherwise unmarked. Extra postage will be required for this multi-volume set. . J. J. Tourneisen hardcover
1805Best.-Nr. 842911805. ISLAM. GIBBON Edward. The Life of Mahomet with Sketches of the Reigns of His Successors Abubeker Omar Othman and Ali. Leominster MA: Printed by Salmon Wilder for John Whiting 1805. 1st Am. ed. 171pp. Full contemporary calf red morocco spine label chipped. Lacking front flyleaf front hinge cracked but holding head of spine beginning to separate from text block some toning else good. First American edition and first separate appearance of this biography of the prophet Mohamed extracted from Edward Gibbon's massive "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." Wilder 1780-1832 was a minor printer in central Massachusetts and later New Hampshire. unknown
1854Best.-Nr. 11913London: John Murray 1854. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo 8 volumes complete illustrated with several folding maps most hand-colored. A very good set in contemporary full polished calf with morocco spine labels gilt compartments all edges gilt and marbled endpapers. Outer joints neatly repaired in volume 5 some other joints with thin partial cracks and a notable chip to the top of volume 8. Other minor edgewear and occasinoal foxing to prelims but a clean sound handsome set. Occasional tiny stress tears to maps at their hinges but no foxing and the color fresh. An appealing mid-19th century edition of Gibbon's masterwork uncommon in this elaborate binding. John Murray hardcover
1802Best.-Nr. 323842London: Printed by A. Strahan . for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1802. Illustrated with engravings folding map. 12 vols. 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf covers bordered in gilt spines gilt with black morocco lettering pieces marbled endpapers. Some abrasions to spines chips at head and tails of spines one joint cracked with cover nearly detached. Illustrated with engravings folding map. 12 vols. 8vo. Printed by A. Strahan ... for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies unknown
Best.-Nr. 324468Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All six volumes Very Good Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Foxing on text block edges of all six volumes.; Great Books of The Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1802Best.-Nr. 1022F12London: A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1802 . Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. An impressive twelve volume edition of Gibbon's magnum opus handsomely bound in tree calf tracing Western civilization from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium in the 15th century. Complete in twelve volumes uniformly bound in tree calf with 'Wakefield' in gilt to the front boards. Illustrated with a frontispiece and folding map to volume I folding map to volume II. Collated complete. Edward Gibbon's classic historical study traces Western civilization from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium in the fifteenth century. Gibbon here offers a condensed detailed and thorough history of the fall of the Roman Empire covering a period from 98 to 1590. He further explores the history of Europe Christianity and the Church. Retaining half titles to volumes VII VIII IX X XI XII. Gibbon has been criticized for his flawed interpretations of various religions with his scathing views on Christianity leading the book to be banned in several countries upon its publication. In a full tree calf binding with gilt detailing to back strips. Minor losses of calf to heads of four volumes with light rubbing to back strips and joints. Otherwise externally excellent. Joint heads of volume I II X XII rear joint head of volume IV XI and front joint head of volume V IX starting with board firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned with the odd spot. Very Good A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies hardcover
1807Best.-Nr. 21227271807. London: Printed for Cadell & Davies et al. 1807. Twelve vols 8vo. Contemporary full mottled calf gilt borders to sides spines with gilt rules and two black gilt morocco lettering pieces marbled endpapers all edges marbled; a little rubbing to spines front hinges tender generally very clean very good.New edition from the library of one of the early twentieth century's finest historians. The most celebrated historical work in English literature. ""Gibbon's great erudition breadth of treatment and powerful organization render this a lasting monument of substantial accuracy as well as elegance . most of Gibbon's scholarship remains unchallenged"" Oxford Companion to English Lit. ""This masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style has remained one of the ageless historical works"" PMM 222. In 1788 Gibbon's friend Adam Smith wrote that ""by the universal assent of every man of taste and learning. Decline and Fall sets you at the very head of the whole literary tribe at present existing in Europe"" ODNB. Because of its role in explaining the role Christianity played in ""weakening"" the Roman Empire Gibbon's magnum opus landed on the Papal Index and remained there until the Index librorum prohibitorum was abolished in 1966.Provenance: Each volume signed to fly-leaf ""G.M. Trevelyan/ Hallington/ 1929."" Trevelyan 1876-1962 was one of the most distinguished historians of his time. A Fellow and later Master of Trinity College Cambridge and in retirement Chancellor of Durham University he had a long and distinguished career as a Whig historian very much in Gibbon's tradition - opinionated partisan and convinced of the world's progress towards enlightenment. Hallington Hall in Northumberland was one of the Trevelyans' homes along with the confusingly similarly named Wallington Hall seven miles down the road. In 1929 when he acquired this set he was working on his most significant work England Under Queen Anne which was published the following year. unknown
Best.-Nr. 332718Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Both volumes Near Fine Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Notes From the Editor neatly laid in volumes 1 3 and 5.; The Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1894Best.-Nr. 911191894. Sengai Gibon 仙厓義梵画 artist. Entsu Zenshi Iboku 円通禅師éºå¢¨ The Remaining Works of Sengai. Fukuoka. Meiji 27 1894 22.4 x 15 cm string bound fukuro-toji Japanese-style in plain gray wrappers with printed paper title label. Black and white and sumi shading throughout on the Zenga illustrations after designs by Sengai Gibon 1750-1837 the wonderful and eccentric Zen painter and calligrapher. According to Mitchell "The designs in this book were copied from various gajo picture albums shiki-shi calligraphy cards and byobu screens by Sengai." Mitchell p.253 and Hillier vol. 1 pp. 230-232 Very good impressions and condition with the seals on the illustrations. This appears to be the only ehon dedicated to his work. Delightful. unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 867071804. GIBBON Edward. THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Includes MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF EDWARD GIBBON ESQ. COMP0SED BY HIMSELF. In eight volumes. Philadelphia: William W. Birch & Abraham Small 1804-1805. First American edition. 8vo. Frontis in volume one three fold-out maps. Contemporary full calf with maroon labels with edge decorations. Ink signature of Samuel Trask on each flyleaf. All bindings are somewhat rubbed several have small nicks to the top of the spine spines a bit dry some hinges a bit tender; overall a very good appealing set of the first American edition of a of a landmark historical work in its original presentation. Shaw & Shoemaker 6381 Norton 48; p.102. unknown books
1796Best.-Nr. 202758London: Strahan 1796. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait 2 vols. large 4to bound in full mottled calf green leather spine labels; light foxing on a few pages otherwise fine. London: A. Strahan T. Cadell Jun W. Davies 1796. Very good Strahan unknown books
1815Best.-Nr. 3586London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies. 1796; John Murray London 1815. First editions. Quarto 3 volumes. Bound in full brown contemporary leather with gilt tooling and titles to the spine ruling to the front and rear panels inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Shortly following Gibbon's death his good friend and literary executor John Lord Sheffield undertook to edit and in 1796 published the first edition of the Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon in order that the reading public have an opportunity to gain a broader insight into the historian and his overall body of work. A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies. 1796; John Murray, London hardcover books
1804Best.-Nr. 1504743Birtch and Small 1804. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The first American edition of this epic history. 8 volumes. Usually described as 1805 but this has the first four volumes dated 1804 on the title pages. Some front covers detached but can be reattached by any book binder. Appear to be original boards. Spines very worn but could also be original. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 6381 8518. APPLETON'S CYCLOPÆDIA VI p.469. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 222 ref. NORTON THE WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON 48. Birtch and Small hardcover books
1887Best.-Nr. 403456London: John Murray 1887. 8 volumes 8vo. Frontispiece portrait in vol. 1 by Sir Joshua Reynolds 12 folding maps. Near-contemporary brown half morocco marbled boards top edges gilt by Little Brown & Co. A near-fine set with a few trifling areas of wear at ends of spines two bumps to board edges several minor creases to folding maps. Provenance: James Ford Rhodes 1848-1927 American industrialist and historian signatures on titles of vols. 1 and 2 dated 1897 annotations; Felix O. Matton bookplates. A FINE SET EXTENSIVELY ANNOTATED BY THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIST AND HISTORIAN JAMES FORD RHODES who signed the first two titles in pencil and dated them in 1897; he notes in several volumes that he completed reading them in 1898-99. Rhodes's pencilled underlinings in the text and densely written pencilled notes on the front and rear endleaves and on two titles show a close reading of this edition of Gibbon's text. There are in total 70 pages of notes on the endleaves all in the first six volumes as follows: v.1: 11pp; v. 2: 13pp and extensive notes on 7 pages of the table of contents; v.3: 14pp; v.4: 15pp; v.5: 7pp; v.6: 3pp all at end. The Cleveland-born Rhodes earned his fortune in iron coal and steel and retired from business in 1885 afterwards dedicating himself to historical research. His 8-volume 'History of the Civil War' won the Pulitzer Prize in 1918. Rhodes expressed his admiration for Gibbon in 1899 soon after his reading of this set: "To my mind one of the most charming things in historical literature is the praise which one great historian bestows upon another Gibbon speaks of 'the discerning eye' and 'masterly pencil of Tacitus-the first of historians who applied the science of philosophy to the study of facts' 'whose writings will instruct the last generations of mankind.' He has produced an immortal work 'every sentence of which is pregnant with the deepest observations and most lively images.' I mention Gibbon for it is more than a strong probability that in diligence accuracy and love of truth he is the equal of Tacitus. Gibbon's work has richly deserved its life of more than one hundred years a period which I believe no other modern history has endured. Niebuhr in a course of lectures at Bonn in 1829 said that Gibbon's 'work will never be excelled'" Rhodes paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in 1899. Published in: Annual Report of the American Historical Association 1899 56-63. John Murray hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 123611London Printed for T. Cadell Strand et al. 1838. . 8 vols; 8vo 22 x 14.5 cm; engraved frontispiece to vol. I 3 folding maps bookplate to front pastedown of each vol. offsetting to title-page of vol. I slightly toned with moderate spotting particularly affecting plate and maps maps with closed split along folds; contemporary armorial tan calf gilt arms to upper covers of each vol. gilt spines contrasting green and brown morocco lettering-pieces a little rubbed and abraded very good. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire continues to rank as a 'masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style and has remained one of the ageless historical works which. maintain their hold upon the layman and continue to stimulate the scholar' PMM. Controversial since its first appearance Gibbon argued that Rome's fall was the 'natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and as soon as time or accident had removed the artificial supports the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight' chapter xxxviii. As a result this hollow empire succumbed easily to the twin forces of barbarianism and Christianity which had been gaining momentum over the course of the fourth century AD. Although attacked for his perceived irreligion Gibbon's work received many positive reviews and has since become a cornerstone text in the study of Western history. Writing to Gibbon in December 1788 his friend Adam Smith noted that 'by the universal assent of every man of taste and learning. Decline and Fall sets you at the very head of the whole literary tribe at present existing in Europe' ODNB. From the library of Percy Lousada 1823-1859 with his bookplate and arms in gilt to the upper cover of each volume. cf.PMM 222. London, Printed for T. Cadell, Strand et al., 1838. unknown
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1796Best.-Nr. 010164London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies Successors to Mr. Cadell in the Strand 1796. Book. Very Good. Half Mottled Calf. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two volumes a third volume was published separately in 1815 by John Murray not included. xxv 1 errata 703 viii 726 1 errata ads verso pages. Bound in contemporsry half mottled calf over marbled boards marbled end papers the armorial bookplates of Moncure Biddle front paste downs. Very Good Vol. I missing volume label Vol. II missing title label bookplate in Vol. II partially removed wear at joints and spine ends. With one sheet handwritten partial translation from French to English of Gibbon's letter to Mons. Deverdun dated 20 May 1783 laid in at p. 570 Vol. I where the letter is printed in French. No attribution to the letter although given the provenance of the Moncure Biddle bookplate likely in the hand of John Lord Sheffield. Investment banker Moncure Biddle was.a famous bibliophile and connoisseur of editions of the classics. The translation is in handwritten ink on paper similar to the paper used In the book and has many corrections. A quite intriguing addition indeed. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, (Successors to Mr. Cadell,) in the Strand, Hardcover
1796Best.-Nr. B2570London: A. Strahan T. Cadell jr. & W. Davies c. 1796. Occasional light foxing otherwise an excellent copy text is clean and crisp. Edition: First edition Binding: Contemporary full tree calf with gilt greek-tooled border rebacked expertly in seven compartments of gilt-tooled bands and gilt floral motifs gilt red and yellow morocco labels on two and five respectively. Notes: During his life Edward Gibbon made several attempts at writing his memoirs. After his death these were pieced together by his close friend Lord Sheffield who added letters and additional writings. A third volume of miscellaneous works was added in 1815. Size: 4to Illustration: Ex-libris on front paste-down endpaper. With frontis silhouette portrait. Volume: Two volumes. References: Rothchild 948 Pages: P. Volume 1. frontis title blank iii-xxv 1 1-703; Volume 2. title blank iii-viii 1-726 errata advertisement. Category: Book Biography A. Strahan, T. Cadell jr., & W. Davies unknown
1796Best.-Nr. 202758London: Strahan 1796. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait 2 vols. large 4to bound in full mottled calf rubbed green leather spine labels; light foxing on a few pages otherwise fine. London: A. Strahan T. Cadell Jun W. Davies 1796. Very good Strahan unknown
