Elder Books and Collectables

Description

The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire

By Edward Gibbon

Published by John Murray, London 1854

Complete Set in Eight Volumes

Hardback Volumes Bound in 19th Century Half Leather Bindings.

Marbled Boards, Endpapers & Page Edges, Complete With Portrait Frontis to Volume 1 & Two Folding Maps to Rear, All Remaining Volumes Have a Folding Frontis Map, Volumes Five, Six & Eight Have a Further Folding Map to Rear as Published, Volume 2 Has a Further Two Single Page Maps as Published.

Each Book Measures Approx 9 X 6 Inches

Some Minor Rubbing & Minor Scuffs to Leather & Marbled Boards, Most Corners Bumped With Minor Loss to Leather at Some Corners, Very Occasional Light Foxing to Pages or Minor Crease to Pages, Private Bookplate to Inner Front Boards,

Overall an Attractive Set in Very Good Plus Condition With All Hinges Strong, Gilt to Spines Bright & Majority of Pages Clean

Heavy Books