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Edward Gibbon, Luminous Historian: 1772-1794

Edward Gibbon, Luminous Historian: 1772-1794

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Edward Gibbon, Luminous Historian: 1772-1794

by Craddock, Patricia B

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0801837200
ISBN 13
9780801837203
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Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press 1989. 8vo. xv, 432 pp. Red and blue hardcover boards with gilt lettering to spine under illustrated jacket. Biography of Edward Gibbon, who wrote arguably the most famous work of history ever, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-89). Fresh and clean inside and out, apart from minimal foxing to page edges by spine head that do not penetrate text. 0801837200 . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1989.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Edward Gibbon, Luminous Historian: 1772-1794
Author
Craddock, Patricia B
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
0801837200
ISBN 13
9780801837203
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press 1989
Place of Publication
Baltimore and London
Date Published
1989
Size
8vo.
Keywords
Edward Gibbon,Decline and Fall,Roman Empire,Historians,Classical , history,Whig history,
Bookseller catalogs
History; Ancient History and Archaeology;

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