Lot 294

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Description:

THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Edward Gibbon. The Folio Society, London, 2009. Eight hardcover volumes in two slipcases. All books in fine, unread condition. Tight, clean pages, stiff boards, secure binding. Bound in white vegetable parchment with gilt titling and compartments supposedly based on a 18th century deign by Henry Walther. It is striking yet dignified and would sit comfortably alongside finer bindings. It’s a sturdy eight volume set with the usual Folio Society quality and heft.

    Provenance:
  • This was acquired from a Virginia estate.
  • Artist Name:
  • EDWARD GIBBON
  • Medium:
  • Rare book set
  • Circa:
  • 2009
  • Notes:
  • Edward Gibbon (1737 –1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organized religion.
  • Condition:
  • Fine and unread.

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