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Best.-Nr. ANAIS-0713991240Penguin Press. hardcover. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Penguin Press hardcover
1862Best.-Nr. 25044London: John Murray 1862. Full leather. Very Good . The handsome 1862 John Murray edition complete in 8 octavo volumes all lavishly bound in a sumptuous full dark-green leather. With gilt-bordering along the panels finely gilt-tooled compartments and bright gilt-titling along the spines. Very minor wear to several of the outer hinges and spine ends light scuffing to a number of the panels. Armorial contemorary-to-the-period bookplate "Frederick John Walker" at each front pastedown. Lovely marbled edges and endsheets large fold-out map as well "A Map of the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire" at the rear of Vol. I. From the "Preface by the Editor" William Smith L.L.D.: "This edition of the 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' is distinguished by a correct text the verification of the references to ancient writers and corrective and supplementary notes. John Murray unknown
1834Best.-Nr. mon0003944143New-York: Harper & Brothers 1834. Hardcover. Good. . full leather cover shows minor weawr rubbing soiling. pages tanned and foxed fold-out map is detached and has a scribble on it but it is intact. New-York: Harper & Brothers hardcover
1834Best.-Nr. mon0003944144New-York: J.&J. Harper 1834. Hardcover. Good. . volume 4 only. full leather cover shows minor wear and rubbing. pages tanned and foxed. New-York: J.&J. Harper hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. 1518258A. L. Burt January 1899. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. used hardcover copy lacking a dust jacket as issued. light shelfwear corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. 5 volume set complete some discoloration to pages from age some mild staining to outer edge of page block. red cloth boards with gilt titles. A. L. Burt hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. mon0003995570Penguin Press 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 10.3000 15.4000 11.6000. 3-volume set near fine in slipcase. dust jackets in mylar sleeves pages clean. Penguin Press hardcover
1827Best.-Nr. 322776London: Thomas M'Lean; James Goodwin; W. Sharpe and Son; G. and J. Robinson 1827. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 vols. IN THE ORIGINAL BOARDS. A complete set of twelve hardcover books bound in 1/4 brown cloth and the original plain boards. Very good condition across the set. Corners of boards are scuffed and lightly bumped. Some fairly mild abrasions spotting and creases to the paper spine labels. Pages are lightly foxed although there is heavier foxing on the frontispiece portrait of Gibbon in volume 1. Small closed tear in the folding map in volume 1. Early owner's neat signature on title page of volume 3; this volume's boards are slightly bowed. Edge of volume 5's back cover is lightly bumped. Small dent at bottom of volume 8's back cover; boards slightly bowed here as well. Otherwise a clean tight sturdy set. "A New Edition" as stated on the title page published in 1827 the first edition was published incrementally from 1776-1788. This copy of the set contains the bookseller ticket of Foyle's of London. The first two volumes contain folding maps. As issued in the original boards. Early 19th century British books were normally issued in plain bindings of cloth spines and paper-covered boards; the intent was that the buyer would have the books rebound in custom leather to their own liking. As a result books with the original publisher's bindings of plain boards are quite scarce. Thomas M'Lean; James Goodwin; W. Sharpe and Son; G. and J. Robinson hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. 050164London: The Folio Society 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/Slip-cased. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8th Printing from 2001. The books are near fine. The two slipcase have some marks and scuffs. Substantial postage. A superb eight volume edition of Gibbons History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. First published in 1776 and completed in 1788. Edited and with introduction by Betty Radice. The text used is reproduced from the Everyman Edition 1910 published by J M Dent and Son. Edward Gibbon is one of the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment. Two centuries of massive scholarship and constant intellectual evolution have inevitably left many marks on Roman Byzantine and even more on medieval European history. It remains a remarkable fact that anyone who wishes to study the later Roman or Byzantine Empire will still find Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire the best as well as the most readable narrative of it. The Folio Society hardcover
Best.-Nr. 323376Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 vols. A complete set of five hardcover books bound in dark red cloth with leather spine labels and gilt top edges. The labels are rubbed but legible. Faint spotty stains on spines of volumes 3 and 4. Two thin scratches near bottom of vol. 3's front cover. Spotty pale stains all over back cover of vol. 4. Small thin scratch in middle of vol. 5's front cover. Otherwise text clean and binding tight across the set. Very good condition. Footnotes to this edition by Rev. H.H. Milman. Undated; ca. 1910s. Henry T. Coates & Co hardcover
1802Best.-Nr. mon0001631612T.Cadell Jun. and W.Davies 1802. Hardcover. Good. . Leather binding.Hinges and binding firm with no loose pages. T.Cadell Jun. and W.Davies hardcover
1807Best.-Nr. mon0001592435Cadell and Davies et al. 1807. Leather. Acceptable. . The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon is one of the great works of European historical writing tracing the transformation and eventual decline of the Roman Empire from antiquity into the medieval world. These three leatherbound volumes contain Volumes VI X and XI of the twelve-volume set covering later Roman and Byzantine history the development of Christianity and the political and cultural changes that reshaped the Mediterranean world. Gibbon combines extensive historical research with a distinctive literary style examining emperors wars religion politics and society in remarkable detail. An attractive early nineteenth-century set of three volumes particularly appealing to collectors of antiquarian history and fine leather bindings. All showing some wear and tear. Rear board of Vol.X detached. All have firm binding and no loose pages. Text clear and easy to read with some tanning. Cadell and Davies et al. hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. G1420945343I4N00Digireads.Com 2012. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Digireads.Com paperback
1797Best.-Nr. 1249C004London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1797. New Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xxiv 456; xv 496; viii 412; viii 413; vii 432; viii 420; viii 424; viii 375; xii 502; xiii 384; xii 460; 12 432 96 Index. Good. 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 22 cm. Complete twelve volume set of the 1797 octavo 'New Edition'. Full tree calf leather bindings. Decorative gilt spines with red leather title and volume labels several labels are absent. Front board of Volume I is detached. Volumes VI and XII have been rebacked and endpapers replaced old repairs. Rubbing to boards wear to ends of spines and corners. Old auctioneer's paper label to front board of Volume V. Some minor insect damage to bindings a few short worm trails to page margins. Damp staining to inner margin of first and last few pages in most volumes. Heavy staining to margins of Volume IV. A few volumes have water splashes to page edges a couple have slight insect damage to page edges. Cracking to some of the joints but apart from Volume I all books remain securely bound. Light foxing to the text. Engraved portrait frontis to Volume I with light staining. Two fold-out maps in Volume I with tears and marking. Old paper repair to reverse of the first map has caused some staining. One fold-out map in Volume II in very good condition. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper in all volumes John O. Harrisson Baintree. Old inked name crossed out to title page of Volume XI. Twentieth century inscription to front free endpaper in Volume I. An imperfect but robust eighteenth-century set. ESTC: N33264. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 14 x 22 cm. A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. VB10312977The Folio Society 1999-01-01. hardcover. Good. 14x11x11. The Folio Society hardcover
1789Best.-Nr. 130099Luke White Dublin 1789. Leather. Good. 1789 Luke White Dublin six volume tree calf leather bound set. Front board of volume 1 detached. Retired high school library set with markings to end papers and title pages. Remnants of library labels to spines. Please email for photos. Luke White, Dublin hardcover
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1867Best.-Nr. 1005G6London: Bell & Daldy 1867-1870 . Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. Six volumes of Edward Gibbon's influential historical account of the Roman Empire. A six volume set.Part of the Bohn's British Classics series.With various notes including those of Guizot Wenck Schreiter and Hugo.Volumes I II III IV VI and VII lacking vol V.In half brown calf bindings with marbled boards.With a frontispiece and folding map to Vol I.A work by Edward Gibbon a British essayist historian and minor politician. First published in full from 1783 onwards these 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.The works are known for the quality and irony of its prose its use of primary sources and its polemical criticism of polemical criticism of organized religion. In half calf bindings. Externally generally smart. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines as well as board edges causing occasional loss of paper. Marks to calf. Joints weakening due to rubbing. Loss to spine labels with vols I III and VII lacking both labels altogether. Significant rubbing to spine of vol IV. Front paste down peeling to vol VII with the front free endpaper disbound but attached at hinge to front paste down. Ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper of vol III. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting. Ink inscription to title page of vol IV. Ink inscription to first blank of vol II and VI. Notable scent to volumes. Good Bell & Daldy hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0404028241.Gunknown_binding. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1974Best.-Nr. mon0003817027Easton Press 1/1/1974 12:00:00 AM. hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 8.0000 8.0000. Volume 2 only. Fine copy bound in full leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. All edges gilt pages clean. Easton Press hardcover
1845Best.-Nr. 16651H80691Bradley Company Publishers. Six Volume Set. With notes by Dean Milman M. Guizot and Dr. William Smith. There is no publication date but it is the 1845 edition but likely a later printing. Pictures available upon request. . Good. Hardcover. 1845. Bradley Company, Publishers hardcover
Best.-Nr. 30146242London : J.S. Virtue & Co. . Hardcover . Very Good /No Jacket . Undated but J.S. Virtue is a 19th century publisher 24.0x 16.0cms two volumes vol. 1: 643pp vol. 2: 666pp b/w illusts frontis. Portrait of Gibbon in vol. 1 & Petrarch in vol. 2. worn green leather boards with gilt decoration & text on front & spine. J.S. Virtue & Co. hardcover
1887Best.-Nr. mon0003900986London: John Murray 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. . 7-volume set lacking volume 8. Uniformly bound in full blue calf prize bindings with extensive gilt decoration raised bands and red title labels on the spines. Covers show minor wear and rubbing to the extremities. Marbled edges and endpapers. Prize bookplate on the front free endpaper of the first volume. With portrait and maps. Pages lightly tanned and clean. A lovely set. London: John Murray 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
Best.-Nr. 241276The Folio Society. Hardcover. As New. Folio Society Complete 8 Volume Set in two slipcases. 2000 eleventh printing of 1995 edition of original 1983 Folio Society publication. Simply-- Like New pristine. The Folio Society hardcover
