GIBBON, Edward.
The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire.
BEAUTIFULLY BOUND LIMITED DELUXE EDITION.
New York: DeFau, 1906.
12 volumes. 8.5 inches tall. Half green crushed morocco. Gilt raised bands, superb gilt tooling to the panels and top edge. One of 1000 copies of the Lausanne Edition. This is the complete set of The Decline and Fall ( 3 further volumes of miscellaneous writings continued ). The upper hinge of volume 1 is weak, but firm and there is a previous owners monogram ( CW ) in gilt on the upper boards, but still a magnificent looking set of this beautifully produced edition.
£1000.00
(equal to approx. US$1537.19* or €1211.24* for 9 September 2010)
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