Decline & Fall Of The Roman Empire [1867-72]

Description

• An excellent complete set in seven volumes [Bell & Daldy, London, 1867-72] of Edward Gibbon’s classic history – from Bohn’s British Classics series
• Small octavos uniformly bound in full calf with inlay border and decorative spine with five raised bands; marbled eps; all edges marbled
• Initial Editor was “a distinguished churchman & scholar” [Publisher’s Notice, Vol VII] with cause to query Gibbon’s “treatment of Christ’s religion”. Religious zeal discounted by Bohn in concluding volume, whose Notice also noted there being a change in Editors and other involvement in this self-described “best & most complete edition of Gibbon”.

• Vol I [1872]; l, 522pp; some rubbing with minimal loss to spine decorations; school prize label affixed verso; inc Guizot’s Memoir of Gibbon & prefaces to various editions
• Vol II [1867]; xiv, 560pp; slight rubbing; pasted band detaching
• Vol III [1870]; xiv, 582pp; slight rubbing to extremities
• Vol IV [1872]; xiv, 554pp; minimal rubbing
• Vol V [1871]; xii, 535pp; pasted band damaged on spine
• Vol VI [1871]; xiv, 573pp; minor rubbing with loss to spine bands
• Vol VII – [1870]; xviii, 594pp inc index; with H[enry]. G[eorge]. B[ohn].’s Publisher’s Notice [dated 1855]; rubbing with scratch to vol title