1903-1925 7vol The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire E Gibbon

Description: Click here to see our other books! The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon 1903-1925 John Murray : London 9" by 6" xxxii, [1], 415, [1]; viii, 433; viii, [1], 2-410; viii, [1], 2-415; viii, [1], 2-428; x, [1], 2-412; ix, [1], 2-434pp SUMMARY A bright, smartly bound set of Edward Gibbon's seminal work 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. Folding Maps,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 8 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 57.99 EU Postage: £ 33.99 European Postage: £ 59.99 Asia Postage: £ 99.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 199.99 DESCRIPTION With an illustrated frontispiece of Edward Gibbon and a folding map to the rear of volume I. Folding map frontispiece to volumes III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII. Folding map to the rear of volumes V, VI, and VIII. Maps remain in a bright condition. A New edition with notes by Dean Milman, M Guizot and Sir William Smith. This set comprises seven of eight volumes only. Lacking volume II. Collated, the volumes that are present are complete. Volume I is dated 1925, Volume III is dated 1922, Volume IV is dated 1925, Volume V is dated 1922, Volume VI is dated 1925, Volume VII is dated 1903 and volume VIII is dated 1903. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire traces the trajectory of Western civilisation from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium and therefore spans a nearly 1500 year period from 98 to 1590 of the Roman Empire. Therefore, Gibbon discusses the history of early Christianity, the Roman State Church as well as the history of Europe. The popularity of this work rests on Gibbon's objectivity and heavy use of primary sources. In the eighteenth century the use of primary sources for historical was very rare which was why his work was extremely popular. His methodology also became a model for later historians. Edward Gibbon wrote many historical works, but is best known for this title. This is due to its quality, the use of primary sources as well as the open criticism of organised religions. The work earned him a reputation as the first modern historian of Ancient Rome. CONDITION In uniform cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. A few light marks to spines. Crease to front board of volume V. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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