THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (Volume One)
by Edward Gibbon
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/No Dustjacket
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About This Item
Franklin Lake: The Franklin Library, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp.471, full leather, silk end pages, silk marker, aeg
Synopsis
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time.
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- Bookseller
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 251698
- Title
- THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (Volume One)
- Author
- Edward Gibbon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Lake
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo
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