The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, A New Edition by Edward Gibbon - 1797

A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun and W. Davies, London, 1797. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 12 matching volumes in full leather with dark red spine labels and gilt decoration on the spine and on edges. Block edges speckled with blue. Previous owners book plates for Mrs John Cater. Front cover to Volume 1 is partially detached and there is loss on the lower part of the spine, front end-paper is detached. Other volumes have some wear on external joints but all other covers are securely attached. Volume 7 is missing a large part of the spine label. Volume 9 has no spine label. End-papers are foxed and light foxing to prelims. Pages are clean and internal binding sound. Three fold out maps are present as called for and are intact and clean but slightly darkened. Approx. shipped weight 9kg. 12-volume set (complete). No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40618101029.. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations..