Nov 12, 2013 - Sale 2330

Sale 2330 - Lot 96

Price Realized: $ 1,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
GIBBON, EDWARD. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Engraved portrait of Gibbon after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Volume 1; 3 engraved maps, 2 of them folding; portrait and half-titles lacking. 6 volumes. 4to, 277x217 mm, contemporary tree calf gilt with morocco lettering pieces, slight wear to spine ends, few joints cracked or starting; folding maps foxed, offsetting onto adjacent leaves, contents otherwise generally clean. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1789-89-89-88-88-88

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"New Edition" of the first 3 volumes, first edition of the rest. Printing and the Mind of Man 222.