The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. In Twelve Volumes. A New Edition. London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1816.
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A stunning set, one of the most attractive sets of Gibbon's Decline and Fall one is likely to encounter, complete with the two large foldout maps. An exceedingly attractive set on the shelf.
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Size: 140 x 219 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
[(1), frontis, t.p., xxi-xxxi, pp.3-456, (1)]; [(2), foldout map, t.p., iii-xi, 486pp., (1)]; [(1), foldout map, t.p., iii-vii, 409pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-vii, 438pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-vii, 427pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-viii, 411pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-viii, (1), 423pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-viii, 375pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-ix, 503pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-ix, 382pp., (1)]; [(1); t.p., iii-x, 450pp., (1)]; [(1), t.p., iii-xi, 508pp., (1)].
Rebacked, full brown tree-calf bindings with gilt titles and decorative gilt to the spines. Bindings in very good condition with light rubbing and scuffing. Spines are a lighter colour than the boards. Page edges toned with some wormholing, most prominently to volume nine. Shelf and edge wear. Corners worn. Replaced pastedowns and endpapers as per the rebacking. Text blocks extremely clean with light edge toning and occasional foxing. Endpapers and title pages foxed. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Creasing to title pages from the foldout maps. Very small edge tear to the bottom corner of iii/iv in volume seven. Bottom corner of vii/viii in volume seven trimmed diagonally. Leaf xxvii/xxviii in volume one has not been trimmed correctly, so it has been folded over so that it does not stick out of the text block.
[ MMSID 9910967983804341; OCLC 174550742, 17455804, 174550810, 174550846, 174550875, 174550884, 174550923, 174550940, 174550976, 174551040, 174551083 ]
