The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 8-Volume Boxed Set)

Edward Gibbon

Published by The Folio Society, London, 1983

About this Item

Complete 8-volume hardcover set in two 4-volume slipcases, published by The Folio Society in 1983. This set is from the ninth printing in 1998. Each volume (page size 6.25" x 9.625") includes dozens of black-and-white illustrations and maps on the endsheets. In as-new condition; clean, only occasionally opened, never read, one owner, stored in climate-controlled home. Volumes: I. The Turn of the Tide (320p); II. Constantine and the Christian Empire (348p); III. The Revival and Collapse of Paganism (367p); IV. The End of the Western Empire (394p); V. Justinian and the Roman Law (394p); VI. Mohammed and the Rise of the Arabs (377p); VII. The Normans in Italy and the Crusades (440p); VIII. The Fall of Constantinople and the Papacy in Rome (363p). Edited and with an Introduction by Betty Radice.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1788360912466

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 8-Volume Boxed Set)
• Publisher: The Folio Society, London
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi et al.
• Edition: 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 6.625W x 10.25H x 10.75D inches 6.625 inches width by 10.25 inches height by 10.75 inches depth
• Weight: 17.6 pounds