Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged Edition)
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Book club edition. A one-volume abridgement of Edward Gibbon's monumental history, first published in the 18th century. D. M. Low has attempted to adhere to the "incomparable literary skill" of Gi...
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Book club edition. A one-volume abridgement of Edward Gibbon's monumental history, first published in the 18th century. D. M. Low has attempted to adhere to the "incomparable literary skill" of Gibbon in reducing the size of the work. Includes Low's introduction. --- In full rust red cloth covers with gilt-stamped spine titling, 'E.G.' within an oval blindstamped to front cover and maps of the Roman Empire at the time of the Antonines at endpapers. Volume wrapped in gold dust jacket. --- With repair in clear tape at rear hinge and a couple of small white marks to front cover, else a bright, tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Fair-only dust jacket with considerable creasing and small tears & chips (some tape repaired), otherwise intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xvii, [3], 924 pages
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Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Company
Year: [c.1960s-70s]
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
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