The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0753818817
- ISBN 13
- 9780753818817
- Seller
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Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
679 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in tight and bright covers. From the back cover, " 'The greatest, perhaps, and most awful scene in the history of mankind.' So Gibbon summed up the centuries of Rome's decline...the Empire's troubles were many and multiplying, and the worst of them came from within..."
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Grampy's Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- pp9001146
- Title
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Author
- Edward Gibbon
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0753818817
- ISBN 13
- 9780753818817
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005-08
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Grampy's Bookcase
Biblio member since 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
About Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.