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1963UGIBDEC01AGGWashington Square Press 1963. Very Good. Gibbon Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and Other Selections from the Writings of Edward Gibbon. Trevor-Roper editor and abridgment Hugh R. NY: Washington Square Press 1963. 456pp. Indexed. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges and previous owner's name on first page. Washington Square Press paperback books
197723063NY:: Modern Library. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. B000KU3KOS . Complete in three volumes. No indication of printing. Each volume is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by R. D. Scudellari. . Modern Library, hardcover books
1880158087London: Frederick Warne and Co 1880. Good uniform scuffing to covers but covers are firm. Most of title label on volume 2 is gone. Good shelf appeal but bring your magnifying glass if you intend to read these. 3/4 Suede leather with marbled boards and endpapers. 5-raised bands with extensive gilt tooling mon bands and within the compartments all page edges are marbled. 3 Volumes. Steel engraved portrait frontis in Volume 1. Vol. 1: 768 pp. Vol. 2: 808 pp. Vol. 3 828 pp. good representation of the earlier 3-volume publication of this title by this publisher. Frederick Warne and Co unknown books
UGIBDEC01TMModern Library. Good. Gibbon Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume One. New York: Modern Library ND. 956pp. 8vo. Brick red cloth. Book condition: Good with bumping and rubbing. Cracked front hinge. Light fading on spine and front cover. Light sporadic soiling. Odd volume. Modern Library hardcover books
1930456408New York: Modern Library 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Volumes one and two of three only. Thick octavos. 1303pp. 1476pp. Blue cloth with red and gilt. Owner's name stamped on preliminary pages gutters cracked very good lacking the dustwrappers. Modern Library hardcover books
1950193408RANDOM HOUSE 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Complete three volume set! Dust jackets and books are clean with a good binding crisp pages no marks or notations found. Dust jackets have light wear but are now wrapped jacket prices not clipped. HB HS RANDOM HOUSE hardcover books
19752195New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1975. Octavo boards. First U.S. edition. "In the third age of human history after the Monster had divided the world into two separate histories another Orpheus lives through the ancient myths." - Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 238. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #2195 W. W. Norton & Company unknown books
1975103335New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1975. Octavo boards. First U.S. edition. "In the third age of human history after the Monster had divided the world into two separate histories another Orpheus lives through the ancient myths." - Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 238. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #103335 W. W. Norton & Company unknown books
1797008754London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell Jun. And W. Davies in the Strand 1797. The complete twelve volume set of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" the "New Edition" published 1797. With engraved frontispiece and folding map of the Parts of Europe & Asia adjacent to Constantinople and large folding map of the Western part of the Roman Empire in volume I; and folding map volume II being the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. Bound in contemporary marbled calf with old rebacking and recent professional restorations to caps and corners now in custom mylar sleeves. Near Fine widely scattered moderate toning throughout a quite handsome and solid set. With excellent historical provenance bearing the armorial bookplates and ownership signatures "Edward Cooper Hodge from T.W. 1830" in each volume. Edward Cooper Hodge General Sir 1810 - 1894 was a British Army officer who as a Lieutenant-Colonel commanded the 4th Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards in the immortal "Charge of the Heavy Brigade" at the Battle of Balaclava. He was subsequently placed in command of the 5th Dragoon Guards and later rose to the rank of General. Hodge later gifted this set to John Parr Welsford a British banker and merchant. A heavy and oversize set that will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail orders - please inquire. New Edition. Marbled Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell, Jun. And W. Davies, in the Strand Hardcover books
1828321601London: Printed for T. Cadell et al. 1828. 8 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary polished speckled calf gilt spines neatly laid down. 8 vols. 8vo. Printed for T. Cadell et al. unknown books
1788260128London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand 1788. New Edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece after Sir Joshua Reynolds. 12 vols. 8vo 53 x 34 mm. Bound in contemporary tree calf contrasting leather title labels on spine. Very Good. New Edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece after Sir Joshua Reynolds. 12 vols. 8vo 53 x 34 mm. Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand unknown books
1980290015Franklin Center: Franklin 1980. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated in black and white. 6 volumes. 8vo gilt stamped brick-red leather orange silk moire endpapers all edges gilt; very subtle fading to spines one scuff to spine of volume I and very light spotting on gilt at top edges still a near fine set.<br/><br/> Franklin unknown books
1838282389London: Cadell 1838. hardcover. very good. A new edition in 8 volumes. Frontispiece portraits and 3 large folding maps. 8vo bound in full brown polished calf ornate gilt-decorated spines with orange & brown morocco spine labels t.e.g. somewhat rubbed. Volume 3 not uniformly bound but with a rustier color and chipped label. London: T. Cadell 1838. Very good.<br/><br/> Cadell unknown books
1906310398New York: Fred DeFau & Company 1906. Illustrated. Printed at the Norwood Press. 12 vols. 8vo. Three quarter red calf and cloth t.e.g. by Frost & Co. Bath England. Some rubbing with minor loss else Very Good. Illustrated. Printed at the Norwood Press. 12 vols. 8vo. Fred DeFau & Company unknown books
1788160730004London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1788. First Edition. Very Good. Complete in six volumes. All First Editions except volume 1 which is a Second Edition. Large quarto. Full contemporary mid-brown calf with early 20th century rebacks vol. 1 fully renewed at the same time and replaced endpapers raised bands red lettering piece and black numbering piece. Tips worn and exposed boards edge-worn. Sporadic light foxing throughout. A handful of small closed tears and marginal stains. Vol. 1 has some offsetting from engraved frontispiece portrait to title page as well as heavy foxing to both; first page of preface torn and missing about half; small wax stain on pages 471-4. Vol. 2: both maps present with small marginal tears but no loss. Vol. 3: binder mistakenly placed duplicate of map "The western Part of the Roman Empire" in previous volume rather than "The eastern Part." map. An attractive set of Gibbons' magnificent history. W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown books
1998266459London: Folio Society 1998. hardcover. fine. 8 volumes Tall 8vos cream colored boards simulating vellum with red & blue spine labels. London: Folio Society 1998. 8th edition. Fine.<br/><br/> The text is reproduced from the Everyman edition of 1910. The books are housed in two red board slipcases.<br/><br/> Folio Society unknown 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
180465139Philadelphia: Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small Printed by Robert Carr 1804. First American edition. First published in 1776-1788. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Alexander Lawson after Joshua Reynolds trimmed along lower margin affecting imprint; folding map of "Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople" other map removed and lacking. 8 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep red morocco label. Wormholes and trails on a few of the bindings some rubbing light browning of text even lacking the map a very attractive copy in two cloth open end cases. First American edition. First published in 1776-1788. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Alexander Lawson after Joshua Reynolds trimmed along lower margin affecting imprint; folding map of "Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople" other map removed and lacking. 8 vols. 8vo. Lawson engraved plates for the first volume of Wilson's "Ornithology" and those in the continuation by Bonaparte. Norton 48 maps and portrait were bound in volumes one and two rather than as noted in Norton. PMM 222 for the first edition Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, Printed by Robert Carr unknown books
1820L57-1630London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies et al 1820. Hardcover. Good. Half calf and marbled paper gilt-stamped lettering on spine all edges marbled. With two nice bookplates on the front paste-down: that of Abel Berland and the armorial bookplate of Sir Francis Lynch Blosse Bar. A working set with lightly rubbed boards some scuffing along joints some cracking at spine tips and corners. <br/><br/> Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, et al hardcover books
1820226145London: Cadell and Davies 1820. hardcover. very good. 12 volumes. Handsome stipple engraved frontispiece portrait and 2 large folding maps. 8vo full contemporary olive green polished calf with green and tan spine labels. London: Printed for Cadell and Davies et al 1820. "A New Edition". A very good clean set in a handsome binding.<br/><br/> Cadell and Davies unknown books
1811161453Edinburgh 1811. hardcover. 12 volumes. Frontispiece portrait and 2 large folding map. Handsomely bound in contemporary full brown calf; gilt-stamped borders and spines with red leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges leather is rubbed and a bit edgeworn in spots; hinge neatly repaired in two volumes still a quite attractive set. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute et al. 1811.<br/><br/> unknown books
1999Embry 197102Folio Society 1999. 10th Printing. Fine in fine slipcases. Folio Society, 1999. 10th Printing. unknown books
1844011998NY: Harper and Brothers 1844. 1s US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. First or early US edition with notes by English historian and ecclesiastic Rev Henry Hart Milman 1791 - 1868 4 volume set complete maps as called for in vols 1 2 and 3 all in original folds. Bound in original or old full calf crusty and flaking front covers loosened but holding in vols 3 and 4. Sporadic foxing throughout all volumes. A good reference set. Harper and Brothers hardcover books
1946012282NY: Limited Editions Club 1946. 1s US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. 7 volumes complete simply yet elegantly bound in half black leather over black cloth gilt ruled spines. 1500 copies this #847. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
20001212153London: Folio Society 2000. Special Folio Society Edition Eleventh Printing. Octavo; VG/VG Slipcase No Jackets; White red and blue spines with gilt lettering; 8 Volumes housed in 2 red slipcases; Boards and covers are straight and with light rubbing to some covers and spines; Bindings are strong; Text blocks are pristine; 8 Volumes. Shelved in Folio Society. 1212153. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Folio Society unknown books