GIBBON Edward and GUIZOT F.A.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire with Notes and a Memoir Illustrated Edition Volume 1 - 5
G. Virtue, c. 1890. 5 vols. Tall 8vo. Original elaborately gilt tooled spines with gilt trophy of arms device on upper boards (headcaps neatly repaired - a very bright VG set). Pp. xvi + 224, 225-464, 465-643 + 60, 61-316, 317-666 + xi (no inscriptions), illus with engraved plates and folding maps (vol 1: frontispiece and engraved title page + 9 further plates and 1 folding map; vol 2: 10 plates + folding panorama; vol 3: 11 plates + 1 map; vol 4: 10 plates; vol 5: 8 plates and 3 maps, prelim plates a little loosened) (tissue guards spotted, plates mainly clean and unmarked). .

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