A superior set that is suitable for a gift or any collection. A superior example of this collectible and classic title by one of the outstanding small press publishers. Author Edward Gibbon Publisher Folio Society Publication Date 1999 Format Hardcover Condition This book is in good condition for its age other than. Postage to UK addresses may be completed by signed for courier service. Please note : this set of 8 books is very heavy (9500g) all overseas purchasers will be charged shipping at cost, approximately £50.00, Please contact bookseller for exact price. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. In all other respects an outstanding fine set. Both slipcases have expected shelf wear to the bottom panels. Vol 1-4 slipcase has a small bump to one upper edge. Gibbon's work, published in 1781 to 1789, traces the trajectory of Western civilization (as well as the Islamic and Mongolian conquests) from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium-Wikipedia. A couple of the early volumes feel very carefully read, the others feel unopened. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (8 Volumes Set) Hardcover January 1, 1999. Two slipcases with four volumes each, Hardback books are very tight clean and square. Second Folio edition later printing 2000. The Roman empire in western Europe - a centralised superstate which had been in existence for 500 years - had ceased to exist, its single emperor replaced by upwards of a dozen kings and.
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