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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Gibbon, Edward

THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - 8 VOLUMES

Edited and with an introduction by Betty Ra

Published: Folio Society, 1983-1990

Edition: Folio Society edition

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Eight Volumes - incased in two red slip cases with gilt lettering.. Cream boards with gilt lettering on spine and gilt pattern on front boards. Black and white Illustrations. Pictorial (map) end papers.

Originally published 1776.

Each volume weighs close to 1kg

The Set is in near mint condition. 

Volume I - The Turn of the Tide - 320 pages

Volume II - Constantine and the Christian Empire - 348 pages

Volume III - The Revival and Collapse of Paganism -367 pages 

Volume IV - The End of The Western Empire - 394 pages

Volume V - Justinian and The Roman Law - 394 pages

Volume VI - Mohammed and the Rise of the Arabs - 377 pages

Volume VII - The Normans in Italy and the Crusades - 440 pages

Volume VIII - The Fall of the Constantinople and The Papacy in Rome - 363 pages

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good - near mint
  • Sold By: Fortunate Finds Bookshop
  • Contact Person: Kathy Sullivan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0761689830
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT payment for South African Buyers. PayFast with 5% surcharge for overseas buyers, regrettably I no longer accept credit cards.
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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