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1777Best.-Nr. 1008Y16London: Printed for A. Strahan 1777-1788. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". Not Stated . A pleasing quarto set of Edward Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' including three first editions. Edward Gibbon's sweeping history on the rise rule and fall of the Roman Empire covering from the year 98 to 1590. Its enduring popularity has resulted in his Enlightenment-era perspective still being the dominant narrative about the Roman Empire to the present day.Comprising the first editions of Volume IV V and VI the third edition of Volume I the second edition of Volume II and an unknown edition of Volume III due to lack of title page. Complete in six volumes.Uniformly bound in a later half crushed morocco with marbled paper covered boards and morocco spine labels. Renewed endpapers. Complete with the three folding maps two to Volume II and and one to Volume III. Frontispiece portrait of Gibbon to Volume II. Half titles bound to all except for Volume I and Volume III. Lacking original blanks to Volume I and II.The six volumes cover from 98 to 1590 the peak of the Roman Empire the history of early Christianity and its emergence as the Roman state religion the fall of the Western Roman Empire the rise of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane and the fall of Byzantium as well as discussions on the ruins of Ancient Rome.Volume I 1777 Volume II 1781 - With final errata leaf. Volume III - Lacking title page thus undated and lacking original blanks. With errata leaf for Vol III and table of contents for Vol I. Volume IV 1788 Volume V 1788 Volume VI 1788 - With index. Errata for Vol IV-VI printed to verso of final Index leaf. Uniformly bound in a later half crushed morocco with marbled paper covered boards and morocco spine labels. With the odd ink mark to the boards. Fading to the spine labels. Pages are generally bright and clean with light occasional spotting to majority of volumes. More consistent scattered spotting throughout Volume III with a couple tide marks to the first few contents pages. Tape marks to Volume I title page. Very Good Printed for A. Strahan hardcover
1956Best.-Nr. 90192New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. A Modern Library reprint edition of this most famous work in the field of world history in which Edward Gibbon clearly and thoroughly details the decline of the Empire of Rome and offers theories as to why it happened. An unabridged three volume complete set indexed in V.III. Material for this set borrowed from Everyman's Library editions of this classic with extensive footnotes either by Gibbon or editor Oliphant Smeaton. --- In Toledano spine G6 / red cloth / gilt titling on covers & spines / black or light blue spine accent colors / blank GA style endpapers / jacket style either Ge or Gh. Likely published c.1963-67. ML #G6.2 G7.2 & G8.2. --- An excellent set: clean and tightly-bound though with an inked marking to textblock fore-edge of v.I. A weakened front hinge has been repaired on v.I. Volume I dust jacket with detached but present front flap and chafing & chipping to extremities otherwise jackets generally in well-preserved condition and wrapped in removable archival mylar protectors. NOTE: Due to the weight of this item extra shipping charges may be requested.; Octavo 8 to 9 in. tall; viii 956 2 ix 923 2 ix 8982 pages . c.1956-58. The Modern Library / Random House hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. 1-0802137040Grove Pr 2000. Paperback. New. 343 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.00 inches. Grove Pr paperback
Best.-Nr. 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
2026Best.-Nr. x-1836953208Berghahn Books 2026. Hardcover. New. 186 pages. 9.01x6.00x9.00 inches. Berghahn Books hardcover
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1920Best.-Nr. 85684London: Offices of the Country Life. This is a Good Copy of this Book in blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine with red and white emblem design to the front cover.Top edge of the book is in gilt.There is cracking to hinge join affecting join at title page and frontispiece.This copy was acquired from an impressive private collection of book on Napoleon and WW1.profusely illustrated work sepia photographs and many folding maps throughoutsome partially coloured. The 42nd East Lancashire Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was founded in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force originally known as the East Lancashire Divisionit was redesignated as the 42nd East Lancashire Division on 25 May 1915 and saw much action in Gallipoli and places in WW1.The book was acquired This is a Good Copy of this Book in blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine with red and white emblem design to the front cover.Top edge of the book is in gilt.There is cracking to hinge join affecting join at title page and frontispiece.This copy was acquired from an impressive private collection of book on Napoleon and WW1.profusely illustrated work sepia photographs and many folding maps throughoutsome partially coloured. The 42nd East Lancashire Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was founded in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force originally known as the East Lancashire Divisionit was redesignated as the 42nd East Lancashire Division on 25 May 1915 and saw much action in Gallipoli and places in WW18vo 246pp First Edition 1920 8vo 246pp First Edition 1920 . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1920. Offices of the Country Life hardcover
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2003Best.-Nr. 1-0439183057Scholastic 2003. Hardcover. New. 40 pages. 10.75x9.50x0.50 inches. Scholastic hardcover
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1880Best.-Nr. 974Y4London: Blackie and Son 1880. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated . A handsomely presented six-volume collection of various important works across English literature edited by Charles Gibbon. A selection of the prose and poetry of various eminent figures of English literature. Complete in six volumes.Uniformly bound in half calf with decorative gilt to the spines.Each volume here is illustrated with a frontispiece an engraved title page and seven engraved plates. Collated complete.Edited with biographical and literary notes by Charles Gibbon a British novelist who specialised in popular romances. Containing the writings of Thomas Hardy Sir Walter Scott H. Rider Haggard Charles Dickens Nathaniel Hawthorne John Keats Edgar Allan Poe William Shakespeare the Brothers Grimm Lord Byron Jane Austen Petrarch Laurence Sterne Henry Fielding Anthony Trollope and Percy Bysshe Shelley among others. Uniformly bound in half calf with decorative gilt to the spines. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Blackie and Son hardcover
1783Best.-Nr. 978F8London: W. Strahan; and T. Cadell 1783-1790. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The very scarce complete first octavo edition of Gibbons's 'Decline and Fall' tracing Western civilization from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium in the 15th century. The very scarce complete first octavo edition of Gibbons' famous work uniformly bound in full calf. While billed as 'A New Edition' to the title pages these volumes are all the very scarce first octavo edition.Volumes I-III of Gibbons's magnum opus were first published between between 1776 and 1781 in three quarto volumes and are here found bound in six volumes in the very scarce first octavo edition dated 1783. ESTC T78366Volumes IV-VI were first published in quarto volumes between 1788 and 1789 and are here found bound in six volumes and in the very scarce first octavo editions dated 1790. ESTC T78370Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece to volume I a folding map to volume II two large folding maps to the rear of volume VI. Collated complete.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.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.Volumes VI-XII retaining half titles. With the bookplates of W. Combes to front pastedown of volume I. In contemporary calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips and boards. Significant rubbing to back strips most concentrated to tails and with small losses to back strip heads. Minor losses to perimeters of a small number of spine labels. Joints of volume I starting with front board somewhat tender. Head of front joint of volume III IV VI VII IX X strained and generally firmly held. Joints of volumes XI and XI starting and a touch tender. Remaining hinges strained but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type otherwise clean and bright. Good W. Strahan; and T. Cadell hardcover
1796Best.-Nr. 978Q1London: A. Straha T. Cadell W Davies and John Murray 1796-1815 . First edition. Leather. Good. 11.5" by 9". Not Stated. The first edition of volume I and volume III of Lord Sheffield's important collection of the works of Edward Gibbon including a memoir by Gibbon himself. First edition. Volume I 1796 and Volume III 1815. Lacking Volume II. Originally this was intended to be complete in two volumes with 'In Two Volumes' printed to the title page of the first two volumes however a third volume was added in 1815. Illustrated from his letters with occasional notes and narrative by John Lord Sheffield. With memoirs of his life and writings composed by himself. Illustrated with an silhouette portrait frontispiece to Volume I and an engraved frontispiece to Volume III. Some of the works are written in French. Shortly following Gibbon's death his good friend and literary executor John Lord Sheffield undertook to edit and in 1796 published the first 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. Edward Gibbon 1737 - 1794 was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.With an ink inscription of J. Harlow. Bound in full calf. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and joints causing some loss to the extremities of boards and spine. Joints are cracked but hinges remain firm due to internal reinforcements. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting to title page and a few marks. Endpapers have been renewed and blanks retained. No half titles as is concurrent with other copies. Good A. Straha, T. Cadell, W Davies and John Murray hardcover
1813Best.-Nr. 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
2008Best.-Nr. x-1843923904Willan Pub 2008. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. Willan Pub hardcover
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