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1782140394London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand 1782-1788. Rare early editions of the historian's masterpiece. Quarto 6 volumes bound in full paper boards 3 folding engraved maps. The frontispiece portrait of Gibbon is after Sir Joshua Reynolds the three engraved folding maps are of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire and a folding map of Constantinople this map is in its original folded issue instead of the more common method of having the plate trimmed to the margin and inserted; it is more rare in this folded state. In near fine condition. "This masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style has remained one of the ageless historical works Gibbon brought a width of vision and a critical mastery of the available sources which have not been equalled to this day; and the result was clothed in inimitable prose" PMM 222. "For 22 years Gibbon was a prodigy of steady and arduous application. His investigations extended over almost the whole range of intellectual activity for nearly 1500 years. And so thorough were his methods that the laborious investigations of German scholarship the keen criticisms of theological zeal and the steady researches of two centuries have brought to light very few important errors in the results of his labors. But it is not merely the learning of his work learned as it is that gives it character as a history. It is also that ingenious skill by which the vast erudition the boundless range the infinite variety and the gorgeous magnificence of the details are all wrought together in a symmetrical whole. It is still entitled to be esteemed as the greatest historical work ever written" Adams Manual of Historical Literature 146-7. Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand hardcover
179776088London:: A. Strahan; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1797. The fifth octavo edition. old full calf; gilt paneled and decorated spines; red and green gilt-lettered spine labels; and the gilt initials of the distinguished original owner at the base of the spines. This set was partially exposed to water at the rear of the bookcase in which they were housed since publication. Eleven of the volumes exhibit faint dampstaining predominately at the fore-edge. One of the 24 gilt-lettered spine labels is absent and beneath that is a coin-sized chip to the spine. There is a small chip and the beginning of a split to the front joint of Vol. V. Vol. IV sustained more damage: the paper swelled and split three quarters of the rear joint. The paper has returned to its original shape but a gap of 1-8 to 1-4" remains at the rear joint. Even this volume remains tight and sound. . 8vo. Engraved frontispiece portrait; three folding maps. Norton 39. A. Strahan; T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, unknown
178472472twelve volumes in six of the pirated Dublin editions; the first 3 volumes are published by W. Wilson the later three by Luke White. Each contains two volumes of 300-400 pages. 4 plates including 3 fold out maps and 1 portrait frontispiece. Published by W. Wilson and Luke White hardcover
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
177721436London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell 1777-78 1777. Book. Very Good Plus. Full Leather. First Edition. Quarto. Six volumes: all First Editions except volume I the Third Edition. Large quarto. Pp. vi 14 704; 12 640 2 errata leaf; 12 640 2 errata leaf; 4 viii 8 620; 12 684; 14 646 51 index 1 errata. Engraved frontis portrait of Gibbon by John Hall after Joshua Reynolds 3 folding maps. With half-titles in all volumes except volume I and all errata leaves. Contemporary polished calf recently rebacked with gilt rules between raised bands and original lettering pieces laid down. Minor scratches to covers corners and edges moderately worn very occasional toning and spotting to leaves early signature on margin of title of volume I later bookplates in all volumes. Overall an excellent set clean and crisp internally in suitably restored bindings. This set is comprised of First Editions of all volumes except for the first volume which is from the Third Edition. Gibbon's masterful history of the Roman Empire was issued in six quarto volumes over the course of twelve years between 1776 and 1788. Modest expectations on the part of both author and publisher regarding the market for such an imposing work resulted in an initial printing of only 1000 copies of the original printing. This proved a serious miscalculation of the demand and subsequently made complete sets of the first edition difficult to come by. Within a fortnight the first edition was completely sold out. "I am at a loss" wrote Gibbon in his Memoirs "how to describe the success of the work without betraying the vanity of the writer. The first impression was exhausted within a few days; a second and third edition were scarcely adequate to the demand and the bookseller's property was twice invaded by the pyrates of Dublin. My book was on every table and almost every toilette; the historian was crowned by the taste or fashion of the day." Gibbon Miscellaneous Works and Memoirs. 2nd ed. London 1814 Vol. I. p. 223. The third edition appeared in 1777 a year after the first and second printings. Issued in an edition of 1000 copies it was more fully revised and corrected than the second which merely incorporated the errata. At the suggestion of Gibbon's friend David Hume the copious notes which previously had been gathered in the rear of the volume were now transferred to the bottom of the page. This improved format was continued throughout the remaining volumes. In combining the third edition of the first volume with the first edition of the remainder as in the present case a uniformly annotated set is thereby achieved. In 1780 the frontis portrait of Gibbon engraved by John Hall after a painting of Joshua Reynolds was issued by the publisher. With the publication of the second and third volumes in 1781 an enlarged table of contents was made available for the first volume as well as 3 folding maps all present in this copy. The map of Constantinople was frequently cropped to make it the same size as the printed page and then bound in sideways. Fewer copies exist among them the present where the wide margins were retained and the map bound in folded and the right way up. Norton J. E. A Bibliography of the Works of Ed. Gibbon. Oxford 1940. Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1777-78 Hardcover
178928218Basle: J. J. Tourneisen. Very Good. 1789. Reprint. Hardcover. 9 volumes of 13 vol. Set. Missing vols. 1 23 4. Brown morocco leather Arabic numerals on spine bands. Last volume #13 states "Notes to the six first volumes." Maroon spine label six bands. Boards mildly bowed corners turned inward slightly spine edges lightly rubbed. Inner pages show foxing sunning but are otherwise unmarked. Extra postage will be required for this multi-volume set. . J. J. Tourneisen hardcover
1779166741Paris: Chez la veuve Duchesne 1779. A rival view of the virtues of republican Rome First edition from the Lausanne library of Edward Gibbon with the earlier simpler form of his bookplate on the front pastedown. Butel-Dumont's views on the virtues of republican Rome differ widely from Gibbon's and might indeed have been taken as a direct criticism of them Gibbon's landmark history having first appeared just three years before in 1776. Georges-Marie Butel-Dumont 1725-1788 was a great admirer of English political economy. He was one of the first in France to write extensively about the British North American colonies in his Histoire et commerce des colonies anglaises 1755; in the same year he published a translation and enlargement of John Cary's Essay on the State of England 1695 as Essai sur l'état du commerce d'Angleterre. The present volume represents his last published work continuing the overarching argument of his Theory of Luxury 1771. "Not only did the modern world order require an overthrow of antiquated moralities but it entailed a concomitant overthrow of nostalgia for the ancient world itself. Rome had been but a brutish vampire state that no agrarian virtue could redeem no matter what the Fénelonians argued. Romans had preyed on the industry of others and one could only pray to 'heaven' that such a nation never appeared again on the 'face of the earth'" Reinert p. 185. Provenance: 1 Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 with his first state bookplate from his Lausanne library; 2 purchased in 1796 by William Beckford 1760-1844 who famously bought Gibbon's whole Lausanne library "to have something to read"; 3 by gift from Beckford to Gibbon's physician Dr Frederic Schöll d. 1835; 4 sold by him in 1825 to John Walter Halliday residing near Geneva; 5 Halliday's house and library acquired by Charles Bedot; 6 by descent to his son the marine biologist Maurice Bedot 1859-1927; 7 sold at auction 20 Dec 1934 Sotheby's to Maggs; 8 Sir John Russell 1872-1965 for the Rothamsted Experimental Station library for its agricultural content with discreet ink acquisition number dated 1937 and circular inkstamp of Rothamsted Experimental Station to front pastedown. Octavo 199 x 125 mm. Contemporary tan polished calf smooth spine richly gilt in compartments red morocco label brown edges. Front joint a little tender occasional trivial mark to contents else a fine copy. Keynes Gibbon's Library p. 84. Sophus A. Reinert Translating Empire: Emulation and the Origins of Political Economy 2011. unknown
1790HF6976London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand 1790. HB. Volume II only of the two volume abridged edition. Full brown leather gilt ruling and title lettering on black panel on spine xi 562 pp. Old X-college library but only markings are a stamp on front paste-down and withdrawn stams on ffep and rear endpaper. Owner's name top of title page. No marks in text binding solid. Covers show edge wear and minor scuffing front hinge cracked but holding. Book condition Good. Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand hardcover
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
17967588baZ4London: Strahan Cadell Davies 1796. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto 4to. English literature; biography; first edition; 2 volumes; 27.8cm; modern 3/4 maroon leather binding by Corey; volume 1 frontispiece silhouette portrait of author English historian; volume 1 errata leaf facing page 1; volume 2 errata leaf after index; supplementary volume 3 published in 1815 not present; owner marks. Strahan, Cadell, Davies Hardcover books
179624870London: A. Strahan & T. Cadell 1796. First edition 2 vols. 4to pp. xxiv 703; viii 726 2; silhouette frontis portrait of Gibbon; full contemporary tree calf rebacked old spine with red and black morocco labels laid down; bottom panel of spine on vol. 1 scraped; good and sound. U1 in Vol. I is a cancel as usual. A supplementary third volume published in 1815 is not present. Rothschild 949; Norton 131. <br/><br/> A. Strahan & T. Cadell unknown books
179623989London: A. Strahan & T. Cadell 1796. First edition 2 vols. 4to pp. xxiv 703; viii 726 2; silhouette frontis portrait of Gibbon; full contemporary tree calf neatly rebacked red and black morocco labels on spines; very good and sound. U1 in Vol. I is a cancel as usual. A supplementary third volume published in 1815 is not present. Rothschild 949; Norton 131. <br/><br/> A. Strahan & T. Cadell unknown books
179696123Couverture rigide. Volume 1 seul. Reliure à nerfs en mauvais état. 702 pages. Mors fendus, épidermures, coiffes usées. 23 x 29 cm.
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
179662657London: Strand 1796. Hardback. Good -. Two Volume Set. Leather bound with intericate gilt designs and gilt particulars to spine. Pages have moderate to heavy foxing throughout volume one and light to moderate foxing throughout volume two. Text block is sunned soiling to lower edge and yellow discoloration to lower edge and fore edge. Top edge is sprayed black but is moderately rubbed and faded. Boards have moderate to heavy scuffing from shelf wear and rubbing bumping and heavy chipping to edges corners and ends of spine. Tear through leather at lower edge of rear board of volume two. Heavy wear to spine with rubbing and chipping to black leather detailing around title of volume one and volume number of volume two. Black leather is not present elsewhere. Binding is sound. Front board and front flyleaf is detached at both volumes and rear board of volume one is cracked but still holds. Strand unknown
1796978Q1London: 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
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
1796LTH6-B-8London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1796. First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 9". None. The first edition of Lord Sheffield's account of the life and works of this eighteenth-century English historian. 'Illustrated from his Letters with Occasional Notes and Narrative by John Lord Sheffield'. Volume two of the original two. Rebound in a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally rubbed with wear to extremities and slight loss to the spine. Spine label is absent and there is cracking to both joints. Internally firmly bound and bright. Instances of spotting with the odd handling mark. Private library bookplate to the front pastedown. Good Only A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies hardcover
1796165516London: A. Strahan T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1796. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. 703p; 726p. Rebound. A set of two large hardcover books rebound in blue cloth. Volume 1 is in essentially fine condition apart from some very minimal foxing. Text unmarked and binding quite secure. Volume 2 has a small hole in the title page and penetrating as far as page 12 and on the blank rear free endpaper. Otherwise only mild occasional foxing unmarked text and secure binding. Overall this pair of volumes is in very nice condition. A two-volume anthology of Gibbons' lectures essays and correspondence. Most selections are in English but a substantial amount is in French. Both volumes measure approx. 11.2" x 8.75 A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun., and W. Davies hardcover
179696123Editions A. Strahan - T. Cadell and V. Davies 1796. Bonded Leather. Illustrated from his letters with occasional notes and narrative by John Sheffield. <b>Livre en anglais</b>. Couverture rigide. volume 1 seul. Volume 1 seul. Reliure à nerfs en mauvais état. 702 pages. Mors fendus épidermures coiffes usées. 23 x 29 cm. <i>ref. 96123</i> Editions A. Strahan - T. Cadell and V. Davies hardcover
179621722Dublin: Wogan White Chambers and Others 1796. first only Dublin edition enlarged from the London edition of the same year in three volumes full calf much worn most hinges cracked vol 3 split in two in middle of binding frontispiece silhouette portrait of Gibbon in vol 1 has shadowed onto title page a little occasional foxing mostly in margins text clean and tight apart from defects mentioned bookplates and shelf marks of Carton House Library Co. Kildare in all volumes. Interesting set in need of repair. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wogan, White, Chambers and Others Hardcover
1796168797Basel: Printed and sold by J. J. Tourneisen 1796-97. First continental edition following the original London publication by Cadell & Davies earlier that year. The work includes the first appearance of Gibbon's autobiography titled the Memoirs of My Life which created the image of Gibbon which so fascinated the 19th century. Gibbon died in 1794 leaving his papers to John Baker Holroyd Lord Sheffield 1735-1821 then serving on the Board of Agriculture. Sheffield faced a monumental task not least in collating six different manuscripts of the Memoirs into one. Besides the autobiography Sheffield's edition collects much of Gibbon's correspondence several of his essays including one defending his arguments in the Decline and Fall and extracts from his journal. J. J. Tourneisen specialized in producing pirated versions of British and Scottish Enlightenment works for the continental market. Provenance: Georg Heinrich Thommen 1908-1956 a Swiss journalist with his blue ink stamp on the front free endpaper of each volume. That of Volume I also carries the inscription "To my dear friend dr. Rudolf Frowe. Xmas 1941. Heinrich Thommen." 7 vols bound in 3 octavo 202 x 127 mm. Text in English and French. Contemporary marbled paper boards spines with gilt decorative borders and red paper label edges red green silk bookmarkers. 19th-century bookplates of "V. A. B. Baron Bentinck" vol. I onlypossibly Willem van Aldenburg Bentinck 1848-1912 and of one "Dr Grauff" on front pastedowns. Light bumping and wear slight cosmetic splits to several hinges moderate browning and foxing to contents: a very good set. ESTC T79698; Norton 133. hardcover
17967055<b><i>Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon Esquire. With Memoirs of His Life and Writings Composed by Himself: Illustrated From His Letters. With Occasional Notes and Narratives by John Lord Sheffield.</i></b> <br /><br />4to.<b> Bound in original publisher's boards</b> rebacked in cloth original paper labels on spines with the price of 4 shillings preserved on the label for the third volume; in slipcases.<br /><br />London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies. <b>1796. 2 volumes. <br /></b><br /><b>Together with the third volume</b> London Printed for John Murray . . . <b>1815. First Edition</b>. Frontispiece in volume I and III. Rare errata leaf in volume II. Untrimmed throughout with deckle edges. <br /><br />Comprising the first appearance in print of Gibbon's "Memoirs" one of the earliest and finest of literary autobiographies; plus the first published collection of Gibbon's correspondence. Also included is the "Essay on the Study of Literature" in English and in its French original; plus copious and entertaining notes on Buffon and Walpole among others. <br /><br />Early 19th century bookplate of George Home Drummond of Blair Drummond on the front endpaper of each volume. <br /><br />Occasional minor foxing in the first and second volumes; small puncture hole in the lower outer corner of the final leaves of the third volume. The original spines of the first and third volumes are laid-in the first volume. Internal hinges of the first volume are somewhat weakened. Boards show minor to moderate wear at the corners and edges. Otherwise a clean wide-margined untrimmed copy. Very Rare in original boards. A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies hardcover
1796135133London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1796. First edition of Gibbon’s memoirs letters and additional works posthumously collected and published by his closest friend John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl of Sheffield. Quarto bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards morocco spine labels lettered in gilt elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands engraved frontispiece portrait of Gibbon. In near fine condition. A very attractive example of one of the first modern autobiographies published in the English language. When Gibbon died in 1794 he left his personal papers to Lord Sheffield who carefully selected and edited them. “Few men I believe have ever so fully unveiled their own character by a minute narrative of their sentiments and pursuits as Mr. Gibbon will here be found to have done; not with study and labour-not with an affected frankness-but with a genuine confession of his little foibles and peculiarities and a good-humoured and natural display of his own conduct and opinions.†Gibbon's Memoirs are considered one of the first autobiographies in the modern sense of the word and have a secure place in the canon of English literature. Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies hardcover
1796BS33AGTBN5HLondon: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies 1796. Hardbacks full-calf spines relaid retaining original backstrips. Gilt borders to boards. Marbled end-papers. 3 vols 4to. xxv 703pp; viii 726pp; x x 691pp. Frontis in vol. 1 & 3 folding genealogical table in vol. 3. 1st edition 1796-1815. Bindings are rubbed and worn. Previous owner's small bookplate to front pastedown in each vol. A rather pleasing set. A heavy set additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. bs33a. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies Hardcover
