THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON WITH MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS

£250.00

FIVE VOLUMES. SECOND EDITION. THE WORK IS ILLUSTRATED FROM HIS LETTERS WITH OCCASIONAL NOTES AND NARRATIVE BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN LORD SHEFFIELD. BOUND IN HALF BLACK LEATHER OVER BLUE CLOTH RAISED BANDS. FRONT BOARD TO VOL. 1 DETACHED OTHERWISE A VERY NICE SET CLEAN AND TIGHT SOME RUBBING TO THE LEATHER. NEAT BOOKPLATE OF MR HUGH RENTON ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN. VOLUME 1 MEMOIRS AND LETTERS pp530; VOLUME 2 LETTERS pp 502; VOLUME 3 HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL pp612; VOLUME 4 MISCELLANEOUS pp600; VOLUME 5 CLASSICAL AND CRITICAL pp648 THE LAST VOLUME HAVING SOME MATERIAL WRITTEN IN FRENCH.

Author: GIBBON EDWARD
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON. JOHN MURRAY. 1814
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD

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Category: SKU: 21170

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FIVE VOLUMES. SECOND EDITION. THE WORK IS ILLUSTRATED FROM HIS LETTERS WITH OCCASIONAL NOTES AND NARRATIVE BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN LORD SHEFFIELD. BOUND IN HALF BLACK LEATHER OVER BLUE CLOTH RAISED BANDS. FRONT BOARD TO VOL. 1 DETACHED OTHERWISE A VERY NICE SET CLEAN AND TIGHT SOME RUBBING TO THE LEATHER. NEAT BOOKPLATE OF MR HUGH RENTON ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN. VOLUME 1 MEMOIRS AND LETTERS pp530; VOLUME 2 LETTERS pp 502; VOLUME 3 HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL pp612; VOLUME 4 MISCELLANEOUS pp600; VOLUME 5 CLASSICAL AND CRITICAL pp648 THE LAST VOLUME HAVING SOME MATERIAL WRITTEN IN FRENCH.

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Weight 1 kg