Elder Books and Collectables

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The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire

By Edward Gibbon

Published by John Murray, London 1903 & 1908

Complete Set in Eight Volumes

Hardback Volumes Bound in Early 20th Century Full Leather Bindings by the Relfe Brothers, , Marbled Endpapers & Page Edges, Portrait Frontis to Volume 1 & Large Folding Map to Rear, All Remaining Volumes Have a Folding Frontis Map With Some Volumes Having a Further Folding Map to Rear, Some Maps Are Coloured, All Volumes Have a College Gilt Motif to Front Boards With a Large Prize Plate to Inner Front Board of Volume 1 Dated 1909 & All Further Volumes Having a Small Prize Plate to Inner Front Boards,

Each Book Measures Approx 9 X 6 Inches

Some Very Minor Rubbing or Scuffs to Leather Covers, Very Occasional Light Foxing to Pages Mostly to First Few Pages of Volume 1,

Overall in Lovely Condition With All Hinges Strong, Gilt to Spines & Boards Bright & Majority of Pages Clean

Heavy Books