The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire.. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. Complete in eight volumes. ...
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
Category
Books
Date
1825
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3244855
Summary
Bibliographic description
8 v., plate. map (fold.). 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth-century bookplate of the Talbot family (motto 'Prest d'accomplir') on front pastedown. Binding: nineteenth-century full calf with a single gilt fillet to form a boarder; spine with five raised bands and gilt fillets; gilt lettered spine title label 'Gibbon’s Roman Empire' and matching volume label.
Makers and roles
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)