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1946B7264New York: Heritage Press. 1946. Light wear to slipcases interiors clean and crisp. . Binding: Pictorial paper boards backed in brown cloth. Spines with gilt lettering and decoration. Top edges purple. Housed in brown paper slipcases. <br><br> Notes: A very good example of this set illustrated with reproductions of Piranesi’s renown etchings of Rome. <br><br>Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Piranesi 1720 – 1778 was an Italian classical archaeologist architect and artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" Carceri d'invenzione. He was the father of Francesco Piranesi Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.<br><br> Size: 8vo. 240 x 160 mm Volume: 3 volumes. Category: Book Classics; Heritage Press. hardcover
1994mon0003995570Penguin 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
1997307389London: Laurence King 1997. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Replete with 500 illustrations including 424 in color. 368 pages. Large folio black silk cloth d.w. two-part slipcase. London: Laurence King in association with Alan Marcuson 1997. Deluxe first edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper and printed solander slipcase.<br/> <br/> Far superior to the smaller book only 148 illustrations with very similar title printed in 1997 by Calmann & King.<br/> <br/> Laurence King unknown
187517179London: Blackie & Son 1875. Book. VG. Half Leather. Later Edition. Octavo. Being a selection in poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors.Four volumes bound as two. Brown Half Leather gilt with black label gilt on spine over brown cloth panels. Marbled endpapers and edges. 18 engravings. Leather and gilt worn in places and extremities worn but interiors clean and engravings very sharp. Blackie & Son Hardcover
018863London: The Folio Society The work was first published between 1776 and 1788. Volume 1: The Turn of the Tide - 1984 - 320 pages; Volume 2: Constantine and The Christian Empire - 1984 - 348 pages; Volume 3: The Refvival and Collapse of Paganism - 1985 - 367 pages; Volume 4 - the End of the Western Empire - 1986 - 394 pages; Volume 5: Justinian and Roman Law - 1987 - 394 pages. A matched set with a mixture of first and second impressions of this publisher. Brown cloth stamped in gilt. 4to. 10" x 6 1/4". Top page edges stained red. Map endpages. Four volumes are in the publisher's slipcase. All appear unread and unused. near Fine to Fine condition. The Folio Society hardcover
1993034507New York: Everyman's Library 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. Reissue. Six volumes. Green Cloth with Black spine and title labels with gilt lettering and design. Green silk ribbon markers As new Vols. 1-3 and Vols. 4-6 slipcased separately the lattter in original shrinkwrap. The slipcases are attractively illustrated. A giftable set. The complete set of the most famous historical chronicle in English in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper. Size: Octavo. Everyman's Library Hardcover
1993234149New York: Everyman's Library 1993. First printing thus. Publisher's green cloth titled in gilt housed in publisher's two matching slipcases. All volumes near fine or better in near fine lightly rubbed publisher's slipcases with small tear to opening lower corner of one slipcase. Everyman's Library unknown
1884002737New York: James B. Millar & Co. 1884. Gibbon's masterwork of classical history has remained unequaled in scope for almost 250 years. Here is a lovely small set of five volumes as edited by the great 19th-century scholar Henry Hart Milman 1791-1868 and first published in 1845 . Reprinted many times by various publishers in both England and America. Five small volumes generally in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition. Maroon publisher's cloth binding typically faded to a tan on the spines with gilt lettering on the spine. Volume One 626 pages contains no less than four Prefaces: Preface by the Editor 1845; the Author's Prefaces 1776 1781 1782; Preface to the First Volume undated; and the Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Original Quarto Edition 1788. The other volumes contain 631 pages 622 pages and 972 pages with the General Index. The fifth volume is dedicated to Gibbon's Notes and is a staggering 899 pages. Very mild wear; generally with some rubbing to the head and foot of the spines and mild bumping; a small bit of staining to some of the covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. James B. Millar & Co. Hardcover
026342New York: Kelmscott Company. n.d. With notes by H. H. MIlman. 5 volumes complete b/w front tan buckram ex libris. The index for the set is in the final volume. Kelmscott Company unknown
051678London: Methuen & Co.; New York George H. Doran. Edited in seven volumes with introduction notes appendices and index by J. B. Bury. 1909 7 volumes complete folded colored front. maps uniform burgundy buckram. Methuen & Co.; New York, George H. Doran unknown
1807373364London : Printed for Cadell & Davies 1807. New Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Physical description; three volumes only: 4 8 & 12. Subjects; Byzantine Empire History. Rome History Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Rome Italy History To 476. London : Printed for Cadell & Davies hardcover
180717129London: Cadell & Davies. Fair. 1807. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Binding set. These were nicely bound in full leather but the bindings are trashed. Spines are chipped covers loose three boards are missing . On the other hand the contents are very good to fine. All maps are present. A 200 year old set at a moderate price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Cadell & Davies hardcover
580008London: Ward Lock Bowden And Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. Revised and Corrected Edition. Hardcover. 4 Volumes. N. D. With the notes of the Rev. H. N. Milman Dean of St. Paul's. Also notes by Guizot and Wenik. Volumes 1 & 2 are numbered pages 1 - 1056 and volumes 3 & 4 are numbered 1 - 1116. Brown cloth with gold lettering. Nice looking set. ; 8vo . Ward, Lock, Bowden And Co. hardcover
1850030SEPhillips Sampson and Company Boston: 1850. 1850 Six Volumes. Portrait frontis in Volume One. Bookseller's label in Volume Three. All volumes age stained. Inked ownership of Joseph V. Diehl all volumes. Large 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth bindings embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Volumes worn with loss at head of spines. Hardbound. Though some wear this is a nice set of Gibbon's Decline and Fall. PRICE JUST REDUCED! SET/W46 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover. Very Good. Phillips, Sampson, and Company, Boston: 1850. hardcover
1927239381London: Printed in Paris by Ducros & Colas for the Grayhound Press 1927. No. 91 of 460 copies. Illustrated with numerous hand-colored head- and tailpiece vignettes by Picart Le Doux. 85 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original stiff printed wrappers. Fine copy in the original glassine wrappers. No. 91 of 460 copies. Illustrated with numerous hand-colored head- and tailpiece vignettes by Picart Le Doux. 85 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed in Paris by Ducros & Colas for the Grayhound Press unknown
1854056392Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong/A.O.P. Nicholson - Public Printers 1854. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2vol.set:417&339pp.; HBs burgundy emboss w/gilt-design covers; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spines&edges sunned pt.2 w/covers sunned w/stain; hinges cracked; some lt.dampstain; fox on endpapers&pastedwns. w/lt.fox on pages. A Report of an Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon and itsTributaries. pt.I by Herndon pt.II by Gibbon. 2 fold-out maps both w/2" tears. illus. <br/> <br/> Robert Armstrong/A.O.P. Nicholson - Public Printers hardcover
1854TB31555Washington DC: Robert Armstrong 1854. Reprint. Both volumes of this two volume set are in very good condition in their original purple cloth covered boards with faded gilt text on the spines and blind embossing on the front boards to include "House Document". Both are octavos of 8 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches with some fading to the cloth over the spines minor pencil notations on the front end sheet of Part 2 and pages 7 through 10 bound-in after page 14 and both volumes are moderately foxed throughout. Part 1 contains 417 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 plates. Part 2 written by Lardner Gibbon contains 339 pages of text and is illustrated with a frontispiece and 35 plates. Robert Armstrong hardcover
1854244718Washington : R. Armstrong Public Printer 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age with some minor tearing to the spine. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Series; 33d Congress 1st session Ho. of Reps. Executive ; no. 53. House document United States. Congress. House ; 33rd Congress 1st session no. 53. Physical description; volume I: 417 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Discoveries in geography — American. Amazon River Valley — Discovery and exploration — American. United States — Discovery and exploration. United States — Exploring expeditions. Genre; Illustrated. Washington : R. Armstrong, Public Printer hardcover
1853028596Washington: Robert Armstrong Public Printer 1853. Part I by Lieut. Herndon. 414p. iii p. b/w illus. half-cloth with marbled boards slightly rubbed on the edges U.S. Congress 32d 2d Session. House of Representatives. Executive 43. Robert Armstrong, Public Printer unknown
199795794Laurence King 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. in slipcase. Laurence King hardcover
1997100158Laurence King 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in damaged slipcase. Laurence King hardcover
MA04C-01066Folio Society. Collectible - Very Good. London: The Folio Society 1986. 8 volumes. Sm 4to hardcover. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration with pictorial endpapers in an ivory slipcase. B/W illustrations. Near Fine books. Near Fine slipcases. Slipcases slightly rubbed. Fingerprint stain on title page of Volume II. From the library of Charles Edward Roberts owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on front endpage verso. Ancient Roman history Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Folio Society hardcover
3368277731.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
287660227X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ANAIS-0307700763Everyman's Library. Reprint. other. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Everyman's Library unknown
