6 vols. 2 folding maps. (4to) 27.2x20.9 cm (10¾x8½"), full tree calf with red and black morocco spine labels, spines titled and tooled in gilt. Mixed Editions. This work by Gibbons, considered by some to be the greatest historical work written in English, is the first modern history of ancient Rome, and covers the period of the Roman Empire from the 2nd Century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the 5th Century and in the east in the 15th Century. Vol. 1: Fourth Edition. vi, [14], 704 pp. Vol. 2: Second Edition. Folding map of the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire. [8], 640, [1] errata pp. Vol. 3: Second Edition. Folding map of the Western Part of the Roman Empire. [8], 640, [1] errata pp. Vol. 4: 1788. viii, [8], 620 pp. Vol. 5: 1788. [6], 684 pp. [10], 646, [52] pp. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply.
6 vols. 2 folding maps. (4to) 27.2x20.9 cm (10¾x8½"), full tree calf with red and black morocco spine labels, spines titled and tooled in gilt. Mixed Editions. This work by Gibbons, considered by some to be the greatest historical work written in English, is the first modern history of ancient Rome, and covers the period of the Roman Empire from the 2nd Century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the 5th Century and in the east in the 15th Century. Vol. 1: Fourth Edition. vi, [14], 704 pp. Vol. 2: Second Edition. Folding map of the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire. [8], 640, [1] errata pp. Vol. 3: Second Edition. Folding map of the Western Part of the Roman Empire. [8], 640, [1] errata pp. Vol. 4: 1788. viii, [8], 620 pp. Vol. 5: 1788. [6], 684 pp. [10], 646, [52] pp. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply.
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