The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. [with] The Miscellaneous Works of... with Memoirs of his Life and Writings... with occasional notes and narrative by... John, Lord Sheffield
by GIBBON, Edward
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time.
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- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. [with] The Miscellaneous Works of... with Memoirs of his Life and Writings... with occasional notes and narrative by... John, Lord Sheffield
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- GIBBON, Edward
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- Used
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- London: [I] Lackington, Allen and Co. [et al]; [II] Printed for John Murray
- Date Published
- 1815, 1814.
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