The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon

Editore: Printed for A. Strahan 1777-1788, London, 1777

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A pleasing quarto set of Edward Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', including three first editions. Edward Gibbon's sweeping history on the rise, rule and fall of the Roman Empire, covering from the year 98 to 1590. Its enduring popularity has resulted in his Enlightenment-era perspective still being thedominant narrative abouttheRomanEmpiretothepresent day.Comprising the first editions of Volume IV, V and VI, the third edition of Volume I, the second edition of Volume II, and an unknown edition of Volume III due to lack of title page.Complete in six volumes.Uniformly bound in a later half crushed morocco, with marbled paper covered boards and morocco spine labels. Renewed endpapers. Complete with the three folding maps (two to Volume II and and one to Volume III). Frontispiece portrait of Gibbon to Volume II. Half titles bound to all except for Volume I and Volume III. Lacking original blanks to Volume I and II.The six volumes cover, from 98 to 1590, thepeakof theRoman Empire, the history ofearly Christianityand its emergenceas the Roman state religion, thefall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise ofGenghis KhanandTamerlaneand thefall of Byzantium, as well as discussions on the ruins of Ancient Rome.Volume I (1777)Volume II (1781) - With final errata leaf.Volume III - Lacking title page, thus undated, and lacking original blanks. With errata leaf for Vol III and table of contents for Vol I.Volume IV (1788)Volume V (1788)Volume VI (1788) - With index. Errata for Vol IV-VI printed to verso of final Index leaf. Uniformly bound in a later half crushed morocco, with marbled paper covered boards and morocco spine labels. With the odd ink mark to the boards. Fading to the spine labels. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light occasional spotting to majority of volumes. More consistent scattered spotting throughout Volume III, with a couple tide marks to the first few contents pages. Tape marks to Volume I title page. Very Good.

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• Titolo: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
• Editore: Printed for A. Strahan 1777-1788, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1777
• Rilegatura: Leather
• Disegnatore: Not Stated
• Condizione: Very Good
• Tipo di libro: book