GIBBON, EdwardBiblio.com
3 678 résultats
65806Printed at Leominster Massachusetts by Salmon Wilder for John Whiting of Lancaster 1805. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 12mo. 14.5 x 8.5 cm. pp.171. Contemporary sheep spine with four gilt rules. Old ownership inscription of 'G Freeman' to front free endpaper; embossed stamp of 'F.M. O'Brien Bookseller New and Antiquarian Portland Maine' to final blank. Some light spotting and browning throughout title-page with small tear to bottom margin and small perforation just under the name 'Mahomet' marginal loss affecting text to first page generally a very good unsophisticated copy. 'The Life of Mahomet' was extracted from Gibbon's best known work 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' to be published separately. At the time of publication printed works relating to Islam were rare as its few practitioners in the United States had arrived as part of the slave trade and the practicing of Islam was forbidden on plantations with nearly all slaves forced to convert to Christianity upon their arrival. Wilder 1780-1832 was a minor printer in central Massachusetts and later New Hampshire. The John Whiting 1760-1810 for whom the work was printed was likely the Revolutionary War soldier and lieutenant colonel in the 4th U.S. Infantry. Printed at Leominster [Massachusetts], by Salmon Wilder, for John Whiting, of Lancaster, 1805. unknown
DADAX0404028209Ams Pr Inc 0000-00-00. hardcover. New. 6.50x8.75x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Ams Pr Inc hardcover
1815elala870<p>London: Printed For A.Strahan and T.Cadell Jun. and W.Davies Vol. III: Printed for John Murray 1796-1815. 1815. 3 Volumes. 4to. pp. xxv 1errata 703; viii 726 2errata & ads; viii 691 1. 2 engraved frontis. incl. silhouette portrait in Vol. I folding genealogical table & tipped-in epitaph leaf in Vol. III. with the cancels in Vol. I U1 – signed U & Vol. II 3K4. contemporary sprinkled calf joints cracked front joint of Vol. I weak spines dry occasional hint of foxing. armorial bookplates & signature of Sir George Osborn Morgan first baronet 1826-97 lawyer and politician. First Edition of all three volumes. The celebrated historian’s miscellaneous works include letters notes and diaries of his early studies a number of youthful essays previously unpublished works and a fragment entitled ‘Antiquities of the House of Brunswick’ dated 1790 but not separately published until 1814. Gibbon’s memoirs were assembled by Lord Sheffield from the six separate drafts of an autobiography which Gibbon left behind at his death. The supplementary volume printed in 1815 is frequently absent. NCBEL II 1723. Norton 131 & 136. Rothschild 949 & 951 lacking epitaph leaf in Vol. III. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition.</p> London: Printed For A.Strahan, and T.Cadell Jun. and W.Davies [Vol. III: Printed for John Murray], 1796-1815.
1967151457London: Hutchinson 1967. First edition of this posthumous collection of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s shorter works. Octavo original publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by his wife Ray Mitchell on the front free endpaper. From the library of bibliophile Seumas Stewart a respected figure in the field of book collecting and bibliophilic writing best known for his work Book Collecting 1947. Ray Mitchell signed A Scots Hairst for Stewart in exchange for a signed copy of his work Book Collecting which he autographed for her with a tribute to her late husband. Together with two autograph letters signed by Ray Mitchell to Seumas Stewart regarding the exchange of books the paperback of A Scots Hairst and the adaptation of "Sunset Song" for BBC Scotland. Accompanied by a typed letter to Stewart signed by scriptwriter Bill Craig and dated March 5 1976 regarding the dramatization of "Sunset Song" for BBC and Stewart's praise for the script. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A wonderful association. Lewis Grassic Gibbon the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell 1901–1935 was a Scottish novelist and essayist best known for his powerful depictions of rural life and social change in early twentieth-century Scotland. His most celebrated work Sunset Song 1932 the first novel in the Scots Quair trilogy portrays the tensions between tradition and modernity through the life of a young woman in a farming community. Writing under both his real name and pseudonym Mitchell combined regional realism with broader political and historical concerns often addressing themes of class industrialization and identity. Despite his relatively short life his work has had a lasting impact on Scottish literature and is regarded as a significant contribution to modern British fiction. Hutchinson paperback
1796010164London: 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
1796B2570London: 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
181927235London: Published for W. Allason; B. Withrow and Co.; C. Chapple et al. 1819. Very Good. London: Published for W. Allason; B. Withrow and Co.; C. Chapple et al. 1819. A New Edition. Twelve octavo volumes. Frontis portrait; fold-out maps of Eastern and Western Empires. Bound in full contemporary scarlet morocco; four raised bands to spine; gilt ruling and lettering; all edges gilt; red endpapers. <br /> <br /> Light wear to edges and joints with bumping to corners; patchy black discoloration to a few volumes; general scuffing; toning to spines. Bindings sound. Front free endpaper of vol. I loose but remains attached; interiors largely unmarked and legible throughout. A Very Good and handsome set of the Allason edition of Gibbon's opus published between 1816 and 1823. <br /> <br /> Norton 67. Published for W. Allason; B. Withrow and Co.; C. Chapple et al. unknown
1804867071804. 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
1796202758London: 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 <br/><br/> Strahan unknown books
18153586London: 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
18041504743Birtch 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
1796202758London: 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 <br/> <br/> Strahan unknown
180481092Philadelphia:: William Y. Birch & Abraham Small 1804 - 1805. First American Edition. old full mottled calf; gilt-decorated spines with read leather spine labels. 1822 ink ownership signature in each volume; several tissue reinforcements to the large folding map in Vol. I; a few minor chips to the leather and partial splits at the joints; a very attractive set. . 8vo. Engraved frontispiece portrait after Reynolds; three folding maps. . Norton 48. See Printing and the Mind of Man 222. William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, hardcover
1862453181London : J. Murray 1862. First Edition in this form. Hardcover. Good copies indeed; the celebrated Murray 1862 offering in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panels somewhat rubbed and stained with spine bands and panel edges worn. Some hinges tender but all holding. Generally clean interiors with some isolated marginal foxing. Frontispiece retains tissue guard and folding materials remain sound. A well-preserved set overall. Provenance: bookplate of Thomas William Price. Physical description; complete in 8 volumes : frontispiece portrait maps some folding ; 23 cm. Subjects; Rome -- History -- Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History. London : J. Murray hardcover
1848336294London: Longman Brown 1848. hardcover. very good. Folding maps. 8 vols. full tan polished calf with elaborately gilt spines & leather labels; marbled end-leaves & edges. London: Longman Brown Green & Longmans 1848. New Edition.<br/> <br/> A handsome set.<br/> <br/> Longman, Brown unknown
1818317472London: Printed for W. Allason; B. Whitrow and Co.; C. Chapple; W. Barton; J. Evans and Son; . with 17 others plus 2 in Glasgow and 1 in Dublin 1818. New edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Finely bound set in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges nicked and rubbed. Remains particularly well preserved set internally. Physical description: 12v plates some folded: ill. maps port; 8vo. Notes: Printer's details t.p. verso: Plummer and Brewis Printers Love-Lane Little-Eastcheap. Portrait of Gibbon frontis to v.1. Subjects: Rome History Empire 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Genre: History. Rome. London: Printed for W. Allason; B. Whitrow and Co.; C. Chapple; W. Barton; J. Evans and Son; ... [with 17 others, plus 2 in Glas hardcover
18041504743Birtch 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
1887403456London: 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. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
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.<br /> 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. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />From the library of Percy Lousada 1823-1859 with his bookplate and arms in gilt to the upper cover of each volume.<br /> cf.PMM 222. London, Printed for T. Cadell, Strand et al., 1838. unknown
1894911191894. 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
180721227271807. 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
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
1805842911805. 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
185411913London: 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
1802323842London: 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
