The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman…

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NEAT EDITION SPLENDID VICTORIAN FULL CALF

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

London: Methuen & Co., 1896. 7 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A really elegant Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands and extra gilt panels around an 'Eagle of Jove (Aëtos)' centre tool. Three gilt fillets frame the boards, the upper boards bearing the gilt blocked crest of Oriel College, Oxford. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With the armorial bookplate of Harold Hamilton Broadmead of Enmore Castle. An exceptionally clean and smart set of Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall', one of the greatest histories ever written.

Book ID: 6050
Categories: Full Calf, G, History
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