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1834204419London: Frederick Westley and A.H.Davis 1834. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Book condition: fair 1834. very scarce in this format. Gibbon's seminal work is printed from the edition in 12 volumes includes a 13 page introductory memoir of the author by William Youngman b/w frontis of Gibbon no tissue gaurd. The book begins with the extent and military force of the empire in the age of the Antonines and continues through to chapter 71 in which Gibbons discusses the prospect of the ruins of Rome in the 15th century with a conclusion of the whole work. Half bound in leather and marbled paper the boards are worn on all edges corners scuffed small losses to the marbled paper from both front and rear - see photos. The leather spine is in nice condition soft tan leater with intricate gilt decoration 5 raised bands gilt lettered maroon title label - all very bright. Endpapers are marbled in similar pattern to boards as are all three edges upper edge dulled others bright. Both hinges cracked with front one separating. Front pastedown has a decorative coat of arms bookplate RFEP has small area of loss to lower corner light foxing to end papers and prelims but no foxing throughout. Evidence of historical damp staining on a few pages. Binding is very tight interior very clean 1303 pages with index 7 X 10 inches. Weight 2.6kg - please contact me for an accurate shipping quote based on your location before ordering. Frederick Westley and A.H.Davis hardcover
333703344X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1385405686.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
g6gmHenry Frowde . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 7 Volumes set extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The boards of all 7 volumes are edge worn with creasing on the fabric knocked corners scuffing marks and fading text on the spine. The binding of all 7 volumes remain secure. Pencil inscription from a previous owner on the front end page of all volumes. Foxing on the page block of all volumes. Spotting and foxing throughout not affecting text. Creasing along the edges of the pages of all volumes. No ink inscriptions or annotations in any of the volumes. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Henry Frowde hardcover
2119671London: Printed for A. and W. Strahan; and T. Cadell. 1781-88. Six volumes 4to. Contemporary tree calf all volumes neatly rebacked in the middle of the 20th century with endpapers renewed red morocco lettering-pieces ornamented in gilt; engraved portrait after Reynolds 2 large folding engraved maps and a smaller map all by Thomas Kitchin; a little wear to boards only very occasionally minimal toning or spotting; a very good clean set.First editions of Volumes IV-VI early editions of Volumes I-III.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. By explaining the role Christianity played in ""weakening"" the Roman Empire Gibbon's opus magnum landed on the Papal Index and remained there until the Index librorum prohibitorum was abolished in 1966.Collation: Vol. I without half-title probably not issued and without errata found for other volumes. Provenance: Pictorial bookplates Maria Therese and Stephen Bardos inside front covers. Later sold by Sotheran's small stamps in the margins of front fly-leaves. hardcover
18542409120060Philips Samson and Company 1854. Sheet Music. clean and tight foxed. very fragile. Former owner names stamped and written Philips, Samson and Company unknown
62266London: John Murray Albermarle Street 1903-1914. 8 vols. Large 8vo. 22 x 14 cm. Original publisher's blind-stamped royal-blue cloth spines lettered in gilt black-coated endpapers pages unopened. Engraved portrait-frontispiece and 14 maps mostly folding some with partial colour. Generally an extremely fine set. "It is still entitled to be esteemed as the greatest historical work ever written" Adams Manual of Historical Literature 146-7. Vol. I II IV and VI are New Impression 1914. Vol. III V VII and VIII are New Impression 1903. London: John Murray, Albermarle Street, 1903-1914. hardcover
1788176083London: printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell 1788-89. In superlative condition First editions of Volumes IV to VI final quarto editions of Volumes I to III: a superb set of Gibbon's magisterial history in the original boards entirely unopened and in an exceptionally fresh state of preservation without repair. The publishers issued the 1789 "new edition" of the first three volumes with first edition copies of the final three as a uniform complete set. The first three were originally published from 1776 to 1781 and reprinted a few times in the same quarto format; this "new edition" is the final in quarto. The latter three volumes published in 1788 are the first and only editions in quarto. Subsequent editions were published in the smaller and cheaper octavo format. "This masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style has remained one of the ageless historical works which. maintain their hold upon the layman and continue to stimulate the scholar although they have been superseded in many if not most details by subsequent advances of research and changes in the climate of opinion. 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 an inimitable prose" PMM. 6 vols quarto. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Hall after Joshua Reynolds in vol. I; folding map in vols I & II single-sheet map in vol. III. Uncut in original boards contemporary manuscript lettering to spines. Trivial spots of wear and tiny splits at joint ends sporadic very light foxing but effectively a fine set. Norton 28 & 29; Printing and the Mind of Man 222 first edition. hardcover
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22350John Murray London 1855. 8 volumes 8vo 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches contemporary full tan calf spines ruled in gilt in 4 compartments with burgundy lettering piece and black numbering piece. Sides scuffed spines lightly rubbed and with puncture to one compartment of the backstrip of vol. 3. Eton inscription on front fly of vol. 1. Very sound. Width of the set is 31 cms. Weight approx. 7 kg thus extra overseas shipping will be rquested. John Murray, London, 1855. unknown
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1806060786-25Venro Hood & Sharpe And Others 1806. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Robustly Bound And Unmarked In Full Leathewhich Is Rubbed Only Very Slightly Bumped. Pages Very Slightly Yellowed But Next To Foxing. A Superior Copy. K <br/> <br/> Venro, Hood & Sharpe And Others hardcover
1783046022W. Strahan And T. Cadell In The Strand. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1783 new edition. Hardcover. Hardcover; Hardcover 6 volume set. Leather boards with beautiful rebacked spines. Boards show edge wear and bumping. Scuffing and rubbing. Newer decorative spines with titles in gold over brown leather labels and volume numbers in gold over black leather labels. Hinges are nice and tight due to the new spines. Fore edge and endpaper soil text pages show occasional foxing. Maps in volumes I and II are in nice condition. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; 8VO . W. Strahan And T. Cadell In The Strand hardcover
1998s-101-13<p>Slipcases are fine. extra shipping required.</p> Folio Society hardcover
1845015772Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co 1845. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. A NEW EDITION with a Complete Index to the Whole Work. Three quarter calf over marbled boards spine lettered in gilt with gilt dandelion motif in compartments 662; 690; 720; 729; 649pp. Frontispiece of Gibbon in first vol. some unopened pages a few small tears at margins light rubbing on edges some sunning and superficial scuffing on spine else near fine. Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 was an English historian and essayist whose seminal work on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a classic indispensable text for students and scholars. Henry T. Coates & Co hardcover
91402New York Harper & Brothers 1837 Auflage: 5th american froom the last London edition. Ganzleder gebunden; ornamentale Kantenvergoldung je ein rotes und schwarzes goldgeprägtes Rückenschild marmorierter Schnitt marmorierte Vorsätze / 4 Bände / Anz. Seiten: XVIII 472 VII 446 VIII 493 VIII 461 / 48 x 223 cm / mit 1 Portrait als Frontispiz in Band 1 sowie je 1 gefalteten Karte in Band 1 2 und 3 / Zustand: gut mässige Alters-/ Gebrauchsspuren; Buchblöcke fest Einbände etwas berieben und fleckig bei 3 Bänden Schabspuren Kantenvergoldung an Kopf- und Stehkanten teils abgeblättert Papier leicht gebräunt und durchwegs stockfleckig Bibliotheksstempel auf TItelseiten Besitzereinträge und/oder handbeschriftete Etikettchen verso Vorsätze ganzseitige Besitzereinträge auf hinteren Vorsätzen von Band 2 und 3 New York, Harper & Brothers, 1837, Auflage: 5th american froom the last London edition unknown
