The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. . By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... 3002497.5

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. . By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...

Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)

Date

1788

Materials

Place of origin

England

Collection

Ickworth, Suffolk

NT 3002497.5

Summary

Bibliographic description

v.5 of 6. 4to.. Shelved and uniform with v.1 of the new edition (1782) and v.2-3 of the new ed. (1787). Provenance: Hervey armorial bookplate, with Baron's coronet, label mark of cadency [i.e. first son] and motto Je n'oublierai jamais [probably John Augustus, Lord Hervey (1757-1796)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tree calf binding; gilt tooled border; Twentieth-century rebacked spine gilt decorated and lettered: "Gibbon's Roman Empire. IV [-VI]. 1788"

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Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)

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