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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Edward Gibbon, Esq; with notes by Rev. H. H. Milman. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1878. Complete six volume set. With uniform brown cloth binding. 7.75 x 5.5”, 12mo. Vol. I Vol. II Vol. III Vol. IV Vol. V Vol. VI In fair condition. Cloth boards scuffed at edges, and worn on corners. Head and tail of spines chipped and fraying. Gilt title labels on spine bright. With bumped corners, and bumped top edge on Vol I. Several volumes’ have cracked front and rear gutters: I, II, IV, VI. Bindings otherwise intact. Edges of text-blocks toned. Offsetting on title pages. Text-blocks look clean. Rear paste-downs stamped from previous owner. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Edward Gibbon was an English essayist, historian, and politician. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organized religion. Although he published other works, Gibbons devoted much of his life to this one work. His autobiography Memoirs of My Life and Writings is devoted largely to his reflections on how the book virtually became his life, comparing the publication of each succeeding volume to a newborn child. The History of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire is a complete six volume work by Gibbon. The six volumes cover from 98 to 1590, the peak of Roman Empire, the history of early Christianity and its emergence as the Roman state religion, the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of Genesis Khan and Tamerlane and the fall of Constantinople, as well as discussions on the ruins of Ancient Rome. Complete Set in 6 Volumes FORN-SHELF-0509-BB-2502-BH45
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