1974réf. 067614The Easton Press. A beautiful clean six volume leather bound set in fine condition; No dust jackets as issued. Photos available upon request. We are a brick-and-mortar store and sell our own inventory. . Fine. Hardcover. 1974. The Easton Press hardcover
1884réf. 08-0805Philadelphia: Gebbie & Co. 1884. 516pp illus. bluish cloth w/ black & gilt design gilt to spine aeg Decline & Fall vols. 1 & 2 Byzantine Empire v. 3 light scratch & small water splash to v. 1 slight fading to spines fep of v. 1 has a couple light smudges contents clean very heavy - expect extra shipping. Cloth. Very Good /No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Gebbie & Co. Hardcover
réf. FORT915893The Easton Press. Used - Good. Complete 6 Volume Set. Volumes I-VI. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Fully-bound in leather. The Easton Press. The Easton Press hardcover
2006réf. 220861London: Folio Society 2006. First Edition Thus; Fifteenth Printing. Hardcover. All 8 volumes Near Fine in two Near Fine slipcases. Folio Society hardcover
1802réf. 9900015583London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1802. Hardcover. frontispiece folding maps. 8vo. Uniformly bound in full speckled calf. Besides the frontispiece vol. I contains a very nice folding map measuring about 17' square dated 1781 and showing the 'Eastern Part of the Roman Empire' designed by Thomas Kitchin. Vol. II contains an equally nice although smaller folding map also by Kitchin and dated 1781 showing 'Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople'. Vol. XII contains a comprehensive General Index to the work. This is a most attractive set internally each volume is in very good condition being tight clean and little soiled by age Internally with little age-toning or foxing and no markings or scribblings. However the bindings are in a less than desirable state. It may be taken that the binding of each volume has some defect whether split joints or tape remains. Altogether this is an ideal candidate to be re-bound by the new owner who would otherwise have just cause to be proud of this fine work. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE calls 'The History.' 'the most celebrated historical work in English literature' p. 261. Gibbon 1727-1794 formed his plan of the 'History' during a tour of Italy in 1764-65. The first volume was issued in 1776 in quarto size followed by volumes II and III in 1781 and the last three volumes in 1788. It covers the period from the age of Trajan and the Antoines to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. Subsequently re-published in 1783 in an octavo edition of which this is 'A New Edition' in twelve volumes with the frontispiece in vol. I of Gibbon from the 1780 edition. Norton 40. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1796réf. 24870London: A. Strahan & T. Cadell 1796. First edition 2 vols. 4to pp. xxiv 703; viii 726 2; silhouette frontis portrait of Gibbon; full contemporary tree calf rebacked old spine with red and black morocco labels laid down; bottom panel of spine on vol. 1 scraped; good and sound. U1 in Vol. I is a cancel as usual. A supplementary third volume published in 1815 is not present. Rothschild 949; Norton 131. A. Strahan & T. Cadell unknown
1796réf. 24870London: A. Strahan & T. Cadell 1796. First edition 2 vols. 4to pp. xxiv 703; viii 726 2; silhouette frontis portrait of Gibbon; full contemporary tree calf rebacked old spine with red and black morocco labels laid down; bottom panel of spine on vol. 1 scraped; good and sound. U1 in Vol. I is a cancel as usual. A supplementary third volume published in 1815 is not present. Rothschild 949; Norton 131. A. Strahan & T. Cadell unknown books
1853réf. B2752Washington: Robert Armstrong Public Printer 1853. Occasional mild browning otherwise a very good example. Binding: recent ¼ morocco with marbled boards flat spine with title in gilt each spine has a different shade of morocco but the marble boards are similar. Notes: “This American expedition was first proposed by the prominent oceanographer Matthew F. Maury. He urged North American plantation owners to emigrate to the Amazon valley with their slaves to seek their fortunes. He also advocated opening the Amazon to international commerce. Maury was the brother-in-law of Lt. Herndon a naval officer. The expedition was organized by the U.S. Navy Department and sent out to South America in the Years 1851 and 1852. The Americans traveled to Chile and to Lima Peru where Lt. Herndon pushed into the upper Amazon. Lt. Gibbon traveled south through Bolivia and then into the selvas of Brazil. The two groups met in Serpa Brazil and then continued down the Amazon River to Para. Herndon was later lost with his ship “Central America” off Cape Hatteras in 1857. The work itself is a minute accurate and very interesting study on the aborigines of the Andes and on the geography of the Amazon and its tributaries.” Hill pg. 284 Size: 8vo Illustration: 52 lithographed plates and 5 folding maps. The folding maps are usually found in two separate volumes but have been inserted into the this example. Volume: 2 volumes References: Sabin 31524; Hill 803 Pages: Volume 1. P. 1-15 blank 2 frontis title blank 3-414 blank 2 i-iii plate listing; Volume 2. P. frontis title blank iii-x 1 1-339. Category: Book Voyages General; Book Americas South Robert Armstrong Public Printer hardcover
réf. 1095275Encuadernación de tapa dura. Aceptable. Traducido por José Mor de Fuentes. Barcelona. Imp. Antonio Bergnes y C.º 1842 / 1847. 22x14 cm. T. I 415 págs. 1 h. índice T- II 397 págs. 1 h. índice T. III 434 págs. 1 h. índice T. IV 410 págs. 1 h. índice T. V 439 págs. 1 h. índice. T. VI 439 págs. 1 h. índice. T. VII 373 págs. 1 h. índice T. VIII 374 págs. Plena piel época Hierros dorados en el lomo Guardas al agua cortes pintados. Buenos márgenes y limpio. # Historia hardcover
2003réf. BN334167dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2003. 2003. Verfall und Untergang des römischen Imperiums: Bis zum Ende des Reiches im Westen dtv Fortsetzungsnummer 0 Verfall und Untergang des römischen Imperiums: Bis zum Ende des Reiches im Westen dtv Fortsetzungsnummer 0 Gibbon Edward Walter Kumpmann und Michael Walter dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG unknown
réf. Bloomsbury-9780759123403AltaMira Press. Hardback. New. 254 pages AltaMira Press hardcover
réf. Bloomsbury-9780759123403AltaMira Press. Hardback. New. 254 pages AltaMira Press hardcover
1834réf. 624691New York: Harper and Brothers 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Tall octavo. 376pp. followed by publisher's ads inserted dated October 1833. Original cloth with printed paper spine label. Nicks and small tears at the spine ends overall sunning and light wear on the boards small stain at the crown foxing scattered throughout a very good copy. Howes W-18. Harper and Brothers hardcover
1834réf. 624691New York: Harper and Brothers 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Tall octavo. 376pp. followed by publisher's ads inserted dated October 1833. Original cloth with printed paper spine label. Nicks and small tears at the spine ends overall sunning and light wear on the boards small stain at the crown foxing scattered throughout a very good copy. Howes W-18. Harper and Brothers hardcover books
1974réf. 064213The Easton Press. A beautiful clean six volume leather bound set in near fine condition; faint fraying end of marker ribbon on two volumes. No dust jackets as issued. Photos available upon request. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1974. The Easton Press hardcover
2012réf. x-1848726120Psychology Pr 2012. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 488 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Psychology Pr hardcover
1813réf. 11309London: T. Cadell et al 1813. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.5"; 456496412442432420424375460385502432 and general index pages; dark green buckram with gilt title to spine the rear board of vol.X is water stained but contents not affected; rebound by Chas. W. Poole Market Place Chelmsford; a nice clean bright set;. T. Cadell et al Hardcover
1831réf. 44817A CRITICAL VIEW CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - CERTAINTY OF PUNISHMENT MORE EFFICACIOUS THAN SEVERITY - AN ANALYSIS CONCEIVED IN UNUSUAL CIRCUMATANCES first edition small 8vo. iii-xii198pp. very attractive modern quarter calf spine panelled by raised bands large gilt tool at panel centres and a plum morocco title label gilt marbled sides no half title scattered minor marks or dustiness else very good. A handsome copy. Wakefield 1796–1862 promoter of colonization had in 1816 married a young heiress after eloping with her to Scotland but she died in 1820 from complications after childbirth. "Despite being relatively wealthy from the proceeds of his marriage settlement Wakefield's ambition a seat in the Commons demanded more .and in 1826 with the connivance of his brother William Wakefield and his stepmother Frances he abducted an heiress Ellen Turner from her boarding-school near Liverpool. She was fifteen and the daughter of William Turner of Shrigley a wealthy Cheshire manufacturer. Told that her father was dangerously ill Ellen was bundled into a coach and taken to Gretna Green. A second lie that her father's fortune depended on marriage to Wakefield persuaded her to agree to a marriage ceremony. After they were caught by angry relatives at Calais en route for Paris. . After being tried and found guilty the brothers were sentenced to three years apiece . An act of parliament was needed to annul the marriage because according to Scottish law it had been perfectly legal despite the fact it had not been consummated. The case had attracted immense attention and the reputations of the brothers appeared for ever blighted. . However imprisonment proved ironically to be Wakefield's salvation. Given the time for reflection he began the transition from vain and arrogant gadfly to serious student of society and its ills although he remained arrogant and ill-tempered. Part of his time was spent talking to prisoners and discussing the usefulness of imprisonment and in particular capital punishment. His ideas were later published in Facts Relating to the Punishment of Death in the Metropolis 1831 and in evidence to the select committee on secondary punishments 1831. In both he condemned the use of capital punishment for all but the most serious crimes and sought to emphasize the certainty of punishment as the deterrent rather than the harshness of the penalty. His other occupation a corollary of his studies on the causes of crime was to devise a programme of systematic colonization" O.D.N.B. Commencing in 1829-30 Wakefield became through a series of "brilliantly imaginative" writings an influential proponent of colonization offering "a plan based on six principles to overcome the problems of over-population identified by Malthus. Colonies he wrote were unprofitable because they suffered from a scarcity of labour the reverse of the situation in Britain. Emigration must therefore be encouraged" O.D.N.B. Thereafter he became a leading figure in the British colonization of Australia New Zealand and Canada. He "irrevocably altered the temper and style of the British empire in the nineteenth century. He brought to the subject a spark of imaginative genius the vision of systematic colonization and joined it to a far-sighted emphasis on the merits of colonial self-government" O.D.N.B. James Ridgway hardcover
1813réf. 270534London : printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis 1813. New edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern fine ribbed cloth with contrasting gilt-blocked labels. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 12 v. : ill. folded maps port. ; 22 cm. Notes; ""Some account of the life and writings of Edward Gibbon esq."": v. 1 p. iii-xxxviii. Portrait engraved by W. Evans after Sir Joshua Reynolds. With the half-title to each volume. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Rome Italy — History — Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire — History — To 527. London : printed for T. Cadell and W. Davis hardcover
1849réf. 140241London: John W. Parker 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London John W. Parker 1849. Octavo xxiv 514 6 publisher's catalogue pages plus a tipped-in errata slip. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards; spine gilt in compartments with a contrasting title-label; minimal signs of age and use; overall an excellent copy. 'Under the device of imaginary letters between colonist and statesman Wakefield fully develops his cherished theories on colonisation particularly of Australia and New Zealand . Amidst his numerous valuable contributions this is Wakefield's chief work. Ever since its publication controversy has never ceased to defend or denounce the author's propositions which it is but fair to say have never been fairly carried into practice .' Hocken page 149. Ferguson 5235; Bagnall 5818; Hocken page 149. John W. Parker hardcover
réf. 315926The Easton Press. Hardcover. Near Fine. Typical leather binding. Eaven foxing to the gilt on all volumes. Collector's edition. Please request a shipping quote. The Easton Press hardcover
1974réf. 310207Easton Press 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine. Six volumes in the typical extravagant Easton treatment. Each volume had the Easton bookplate affixed to the front pastedown all of which have been removed leaving a very light shadow. Across the six volumes only two very small pin pricks to the page edge gilt. Obviously a bit heavier than normal postal charges would allow. Please request a shipping quote before ordering. Easton Press hardcover
1764réf. 030945London: T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt 1764. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition in English. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full leather gilt rebacked scuffed and scratched bumped corners original covers darkened near the joints. This is the scarce first English translation of Gibbon's first book. Title page repaired and former owner's name written there minimal foxing and soiling with browning on the margins of the page after the title and the final page. 4 pp of ads present. This book is remarkably clean for its age. The original was written in French in 1761 and proved a success in Paris. Gibbon is most well known for writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt Hardcover
1845réf. 015772Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co 1845. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. A NEW EDITION with a Complete Index to the Whole Work. Three quarter calf over marbled boards spine lettered in gilt with gilt dandelion motif in compartments 662; 690; 720; 729; 649pp. Frontispiece of Gibbon in first vol. some unopened pages a few small tears at margins light rubbing on edges some sunning and superficial scuffing on spine else near fine. Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 was an English historian and essayist whose seminal work on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a classic indispensable text for students and scholars. Henry T. Coates & Co hardcover
1813réf. mon0000147437T. Cadell et al 1813T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Lovely 12 volume leather bound set from Cadell & Davies 1807 ask for images T. Cadell et al hardcover
