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8 Volumes. Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Offered by: Imperial Fine Books

Description
8 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Bound in full wine calf with the covers displaying a gilt-tooled and open-tooled border with gilt-tooled floral corner details. The spines display green and yellow morocco labels with raised bands, floral panel details, bordering, and label lettering, all gilt-tooled. All of the edges are marbled with marbled endpapers. Illustrated with a portrait of Gibbon and numerous maps (some hand colored in outline). Notes by Dean Milman, M. Guizot, and William Smith. Published by John Murray in London, 1854.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Leather.
Condition:	Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1854
Number of Pieces:	8+
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	658812

Dimensions

W.	1.25 in;	H.	8.75 in;	D.	5.5 in;
W.	3.18 cm;	H.	22.23 cm;	D.	13.97 cm;

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