The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volumes I, III, IV, V (1, 3, 4, 5)
by Gibbon, Edward (with Notes by H. H. Milman)
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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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- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volumes I, III, IV, V (1, 3, 4, 5)
- Author
- Gibbon, Edward (with Notes by H. H. Milman)
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- N.D.
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- Rome/Ancient History;
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