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Edward Gibbon  - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Deluxe Edition - 1974
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Edward Gibbon - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Deluxe Edition - 1974

Uniform leather bindings, distinct cover designs with decorations (22K gold accents) with 64 masterful etchings of the ruins of ancient Rome by Gian Battista Piranesi. Limited and deluxe edition published by The Easton Press •Hubbed spine, bound in premium full leathers with 22k gold accents; •Distinctive cover design, beautiful illustrations; •Handsome typefaces, permanent satin ribbon page marker; •Elegant gilded page edges, end sheets of rich moiré fabric; •Thread-sewn pages for durability and strength, long-lasting high quality, acid-neutral paper; •As new, never read; •Books will be dispatched with insurance and tracking. Edward Gibbon (27 April 1737 – 16 January 1794)[1] was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organized religion

No. 27263607

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Edward Gibbon  - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Deluxe Edition - 1974

Edward Gibbon - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Deluxe Edition - 1974

Uniform leather bindings, distinct cover designs with decorations (22K gold accents) with 64 masterful etchings of the ruins of ancient Rome by Gian Battista Piranesi.

Limited and deluxe edition published by The Easton Press

•Hubbed spine, bound in premium full leathers with 22k gold accents;

•Distinctive cover design, beautiful illustrations;

•Handsome typefaces, permanent satin ribbon page marker;

•Elegant gilded page edges, end sheets of rich moiré fabric;

•Thread-sewn pages for durability and strength, long-lasting high quality, acid-neutral paper;

•As new, never read;

•Books will be dispatched with insurance and tracking.

Edward Gibbon (27 April 1737 – 16 January 1794)[1] was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organized religion

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