The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1995, 8v.) - Folio Society edition

The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1995, 8v.)

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1995, 8v.) - Folio Society edition
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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1995, 8v.)

Edward Gibbon

Edition year 1995
Binding parchment
Volumes 8
Weight 10 Kg

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The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. (8v.) Reprints of first Folio edition. Bound in cream vegetable parchment decorated in gold. Cream endleaves with maps in dark blue. Two red four-volume slipcases titled and decorated in gold.

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Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the monumental achievements of historical writing. Across eight volumes, Gibbon traces the transformation of the Roman world from the height of imperial power through political instability, religious change, invasion and the later Byzantine Empire. His vast scope, elegant prose and critical approach to sources make the work one of the enduring classics of historical scholarship.

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