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ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. (AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A.)

ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. (AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A.) Portrait of Edward Gibbon (1737–94) 768 by 640mm., oil on canvas, inscribed on the reverse: From the original Picture | by Sir Joshua Reynolds | in the possession of Lord Sheffield LITERATURE: D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, New Haven 2000, Text vol., p. 218, cat. no. 725b (as Attributed to Northcote, and perhaps the same picture from the Munby sale). PROVENANCE: With Frost & Reed, Bristol, 1937; A.N.L. Munby, Esq. (1913–74), by 1951; sale of his collection, Sotheby's, 5 April 1976, lot 597 (as Northcote), where acquired by the family of the present owner. EXHIBITED: Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Le Livre Anglais: Trésors des collections anglaises, 1951, no. 498 (as Northcote). Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

[northcote], portrait of edward gibbon

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman Gibbon, Edward The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776 - 1788 6 volumes, 4to (270 x 222 mm). Half-titles in vols. 4, 5, 6, engraved portrait frontispiece in first volume, 3 folding maps; offset from portrait on title, a few leaves lightly browned, occasional marginal spotting heavier on a few leaves in vol. 3, marginal stains in a few pages in vol. 5. Contemporary polished tree calf, gilt-ruled borders, spines gilt, gilt-stamped morocco title labels; rebacked with original spines laid down, corners and edges torn. First edition, one of 1,000 copies, of Gibbon's "masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style" (PMM), this is the first state of the first volume, with none of the errata corrected and with the cancels noted by Norton. REFERENCE Grolier English 58; Norton 20, 23-29; PMM 222; Rothschild 942

gibbon, edward | first edition of gibbon's "masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style"

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman Gibbon, Edward The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776-1788 6 volumes, 4to (279 x 216 mm). Half titles in vols. 4, 5, and 6, engraved portrait after Reynolds by Hall in vol., 1, engraved folding map of the "Western Part of the Roman Empire" in vol. 2, "Eastern Part of the Roman Empire" (also folding) and "Parts of Europe and Asia Adjacent to Constantinople" in vol. 3, errata slips in vols. 2, 3, and 6; occasional dampstaining and spotting, small marginal tear to folding plate in vol. 2. Speckled calf, spines ruled in gilt, morocco title labels in gilt; rebacked, retaining most of the original spines, hinges cracked, occasional scuffs to boards, rubbed. Second edition of volume I, first edition of volumes II-VI PROVENANCE Wodehouse Kimberly (bookplates, dated 1838) REFERENCE PMM 222; Rothschild 942; Norton 21, 23, 29; Grolier, English 58

gibbon, edward | decline and fall of the roman empire, mixed edition, 1776-1788

Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern

Edward Gibbon—[W. de Philibert] Histoire des révolutions de la Haute Allemagne. Zurich: Heidegger & Companie, 1766 2 volumes, 12mo (165 x 95mm.), half-titles, contemporary smooth calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco lettering-pieces, upper joint of volume I cracked, lower joint weak FROM THE LIBRARY OF EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794). This book is listed on folio 38 of his library catalogue, written by him in 1777 when he was living in Bentinck Street (BL Add Ms 46141). He moved to Lausanne from there in 1794. As usual, the armorial bookplate appears in both volumes but the label stamped with his name only appears in the first volume. LITERATURE: Keynes, The library of Edward Gibbon, p. 219 PROVENANCE: Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), armorial bookplate in both volumes and his stamped booklabel in volume 1; purchased in Lausanne just after Gibbon's death by William Beckford; he gave his books from Gibbon's library to his physician, Dr Frederic Schöll (who died in Lausanne in 1835); part of the library sold to John Walter Halliday whose house near Geneva (containing the library) was then acquired by the Bedot family; Maurice Bedot (died 1927); [acquired by the Genevan bookseller Bader in 1929]; sale of books from Gibbon's library in Lausanne, Sotheby's, 20 December 1934, part of lot 174, bought by Rogers; Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn, booklabel; Maggs, catalogue 770 (1947) and 882 (1962); sale, Sotheby's, 11 December 1997, lot 111

View 1 of Lot 224: [Edward Gibbon] | Histoire des révolutions de la Haute Allemagne, Zurich, 1766, 2 vols, Gibbon's copy

[edward gibbon] | histoire des révolutions de la haute allemagne, zurich, 1766, 2 vols, gibbon's copy

Hyde Park Antiques: Past, Present and Future Part I

Richard Ansdell, R.A. 1815 - 1885 Edward Gibbon of Everton On a Roan Hunter with Two Hounds signed and dated R. Ansdell 1846 (lower right) oil on canvas canvas: 39 by 43 1/2 in.; 99 by 110 cm framed: 44 by 49 in.; 111.7 by 124.4 cm

View 1 of Lot 26: Edward Gibbon of Everton On a Roan Hunter with Two Hounds

edward gibbon of everton on a roan hunter with two hounds

The Cottesloe Military Library

DANIEL, GABRIEL Histoire de la milice françoise. Amsterdam: au depens de la Compagnie, 1724 Second edition, 2 volumes, 4to (242 x 189mm.), 70 engraved plates, contemporary speckled calf gilt, some plates slightly shorter, slight spotting, rubbed, upper joint splitting on volume 2 GIBBON'S COPY OF THE STANDARD HISTORY OF MILITIA IN FRANCE. Edward Gibbon assembled one of the great libraries of his age, amounting to some 6000-7000 volumes by the time of his death in Lausanne in 1794. This book was a relatively early acquisition: it has his early book label and is listed in the 1777 catalogue of his library at Bentinck Street. After Gibbon's death his library was bought for £950 by William Beckford, who explained that he wanted "to have something to read when I was in Lausanne". The library was, it seems, too much of a good thing: "I read myself nearly blind. I made a present of the library to my physician." (Keynes, p.28) This book was amongst the 1412 volumes which this fortunate doctor, Frederic Scholl, sold to John Walter Halliday in 1825, and which eventually appeared in these rooms in 1934. LITERATURE: STCN 288581156; Keynes, The Library of Edward Gibbon (1980), p.107 PROVENANCE: Edward Gibbon, historian (1737-94), early booklabel and armorial bookplate (first version); Sotheby's, 20 December 1934, lot 59, to Robinson; entry from unknown [Robinson?] dealer's catalogue pasted on endpapers

daniel, histoire de la milice françoise, 1724, contemporary calf, 2 volumes, edward gibbon's copy

HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Online 

Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. New York: Harper, [no date] 6 volumes, 8vo, three-quarter crushed green morocco gilt

View 1 of Lot 113: Edward Gibbon | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 volumes

edward gibbon | the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire, 6 volumes

Edward Gibbon—[W. de Philibert] Histoire des révolutions de la Haute Allemagne. Zurich: Heidegger & Companie, 1766 2 volumes, 12mo (165 x 95mm.), half-titles, contemporary smooth calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco lettering-pieces, upper joint of volume I cracked, lower joint weak FROM THE LIBRARY OF EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794). This book is listed on folio 38 of his library catalogue, written by him in 1777 when he was living in Bentinck Street (BL Add Ms 46141), before moving to Lausanne in 1794. As usual, the armorial bookplate appears in both volumes but the label stamped with his name only appears in the first volume. LITERATURE: Keynes, The library of Edward Gibbon, p. 219 PROVENANCE: Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), armorial bookplate in both volumes and his stamped booklabel in volume 1; purchased in Lausanne just after Gibbon's death by William Beckford; gifted by Beckford to his physician, Dr Frederic Schöll (who died in Lausanne in 1835); sold (as part of the library) to John Walter Halliday, then living near Geneva; sold (with the house and its contents) to the Bedot family; Maurice Bedot (died 1927); acquired by Bader, Genevan bookseller, 1929; sale of books from Gibbon's library in Lausanne, Sotheby's, 20 December 1934, part of lot 174, bought by Rogers; Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn, booklabel; Maggs, catalogue 770 (1947) and 882 (1962); sale, Sotheby's, 11 December 1997, lot 111

View 1 of Lot 197: [Edward Gibbon] | Histoire des révolutions de la Haute Allemagne, Zurich, 1766, 2 vols, Gibbon's copy

A Marvelous Journey: The Collection of Maurice Tempelsman

Gibbon, Edward The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776-1788 Large 4to (276 x 219 mm). Six volumes, half titles, with engraved portrait of Edward Gibbon after Joshua Reynolds in vol. 1, two folding maps in vol. 2, a folding map in vol. 3, the maps by Thomas Kitchen, with an 1819 leaf of manuscript quotations from the text laid into vol. 2; infrequent light foxing, some marginal toning to the first and last few leaves, light offsetting in maps, a few minor blemishes like small holes, ink smudging, soiling, staining, or creases, a marginal tear in page 645 of the sixth volume, a tiny marginal hole and two short marginal tears in the maps. Full tan calf, boards with blindstamped borders, spines in six compartments, red and blue leather gilt lettered spine labels; rebacked, the leather dry and worn, light cracking and some scuffs to the boards, the hinges generally cracked or starting, the upper board of the sixth volume detached, the spines lifting at heads of three volumes, the top spine compartment on vol. 3 nearly detached. First edition of Edward Gibbon’s seminal history of the Roman Empire. Gibbon's "masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style" (PMM). The book sold with great rapidity and the first edition of volume 1 was, according to the author, exhausted within a few days. According to David Womersley (writing in the Oxford DNB) Gibbon does not seem to have exaggerated when at the end of his life he recalled that "my book was on every table, and almost on every toilette." "It is often assumed that the Decline and Fall is a straightforward lament for departed glory, and that the dominant emotional coloring of the work is that of an elegy. But Gibbon was the enemy of empire as a political form, and a friend to the freedom of nations, for 'there is nothing perhaps more adverse to nature and reason than to hold in obedience remote countries and foreign nations, in opposition to their inclination and interest' (Decline and Fall, 3.142). However much Gibbon may have admired the artistic and cultural achievement of Rome, he was no admirer of empire as a political system. This disenchantment with empire influenced Gibbon's assessment of the barbarians who overran the western provinces of the empire in the fifth century. Gibbon's admiration for the barbarians had its limits..." (David Womersley, Oxford DNB) REFERENCES Printing and the Mind of Man, 222

View 1 of Lot 4: Edward Gibbon | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1776-88

edward gibbon | the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire, 1776-88

The Silk Road: Orientalist Paintings and Furniture from a Belgravia Residence

Edward Gibbon The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire… A new edition. London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1791 12 volumes, 8vo (210 x 125mm.), engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary tree calf, red and green spine labels, some joints weak

edward gibbon

Autograph letter signed ("Gibbon"), to Madame [Catherine] de Sévery

gibbon, edward.

A builder's account subscribed and signed by Gibbon

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776--1788

An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection

later inscribed backboard verso: Gibbon / the Historian / Enamel / from the Original / painted by Sir Jos. Reynolds / who lent it to the / artist / Bone

portait of edward gibbon (1737-1794)

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776–1788

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776–1788 6 volumes, 4to (10 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 261 x 216 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Hall after Joshua Reynolds, 3 engraved folding maps (2 in vol. 2, 1 in vol. 3), uncorrected and cancel leaves X4, Rrr2, Sss4 and a4, list of contents for vol. 1 bound in vol. 3, errata leaves in  vols. 1–3 and 6; Vol. 1: portrait offsetting to title-page, light marginal soiling to quire Bbb. Vol. 2: light scattered foxing and light text browning affecting about 26 quires, half-title, title-page, and errata leaf foxed. Vol. 3: Light scattered foxing or browning affecting 13 quires. Vol. 4: Light browning or scattered foxing affecting 5 quires. Vol. 5:  half-title smudged, loss to lower right corner of 3B4. Vol. 6: Half-title soiled, loss to lower right corner of 4K, possibly a paper flaw.  Contemporary calf, smooth spines banded gilt and stamped with a monogram surmounted by a baronial coronet, black morocco numbering pieces, red morocco lettering pieces, 3 joints cracked, others dry and starting, a few old tears to boards, spines dry, labels defective, vol. 1 lacking lettering piece, marginal staining to endpapers most likely from leather dressing.

gibbon, edward

English Literature, History, Children&#39;s Books & Illustrations

4to (282 x 216mm.), 6 volumes,  first edition, one of 1,000 copies, volume 1 in first state with uncorrected errata and cancel leaves (Norton state 2 with leaves a4 and X4 without signatures), cancels in volume 2 as called for, p.177 of volume 3 correctly numbered, misprint "Honorious" on p.179, line 18 uncorrected, engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Hall after Joshua Reynolds, 3 engraved folding maps, without half-titles, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, in six compartments with red morocco labels, some leaves spotted, rebacked preserving most of the original spines

4to (282 x 216mm.), 6 volumes,  first edition, one of 1,000 copies, volume 1 in first state with uncorrected errata and cancel leaves (Norton state 2 with leaves a4 and X4 without signatures), cancels in volume 2 as called for, p.177 of volume 3 correctly numbered, misprint "Honorious" on p.179, line 18 uncorrected, engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Hall after Joshua Reynolds, 3 engraved folding maps, without half-titles, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, in six compartments with red morocco labels, some leaves spotted, rebacked preserving most of the original spines A large copy in the first state of Gibbon's "masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style" (PMM).

the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire. w.strahan, and t. cadell, 1776

An Essay on the Study of Literature. Written originally in French...now first translated into English. For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1764, 8vo, first edition, large paper copy, advertisements at end, modern morocco-backed blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; Miscellaneous Works...with memoirs of his life and writings...with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield. For A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1796, 4to, 2 volumes, elizabeth foster's copy with her ownership inscription on the title of volume 1, frontispiece silhouette of Gibbon in volume 1, errata and advertisement leaf at end, contemporary plain calf, frontispiece and endpapers remargined, light spotting and browning, offsetting from portrait, rebacked preserving morocco lettering-pieces, corners repaired (3)

two works in three volumes:

4to (273 x 221mm.), first edition, volume 1 in first state with uncorrected errata at the end of volume 1 and cancel leaves X4, Rrr2, Sss4, a4 and b2, engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Hall after Joshua Reynolds, 3 engraved folding maps, half-titles, contemporary tree calf, spines in six compartments with red morocco labels, some occasional browning, minor worm-hole to inner margins of volume 1, upper joints of first 3 volumes slightly split, heads of spines of same volumes very slightly torn or slightly chpped, some other slight wear to edges of bindings

4to, first edition, from the library of edward gibbon with his bookplate, contemporary calf, spine in six compartments decorated in gilt, red and green morocco labels, leaves slightly browned, some wear to edges of binding, upper joint partially cracked

della rivoluzioni d'italia. libri ventriquattro...volume primo. turin: 1759

richard ansdell, r.a. (british, 1815-85) edward gibbon of everton on a roan hunter wit

The Library of a Distinguished American Book Collector

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776 - 1788

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776 - 1788 6 volumes, 4to (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.; 270 x 222 mm). Half-titles in vols, 4,5,6, engraved portrait frontispiece in first volume, 3 folding maps; offset from portrait on title, a few leaves lightly browned, occasional marginal spotting heavier on a few leaves in vol. 3, marginal stains in a few pages in vol. 5. Contemporary polished tree calf, gilt-ruled borders, spines gilt, gilt-stamped morocco title labels; rebacked with original spines laid down, corners and edges torn. 

Books &amp; Manuscripts

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776 - 1788 6 volumes, 4to (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.; 270 x 222 mm). Half-titles in all vols, engraved portrait frontispiece in second volume, 3 engraved folding maps (in vols 2-3); offset from portrait on title, some leaves lightly browned, some spotting on portrait and several quires in the first three vols, edge-staining from binding on endleaves. Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments, gilt-stamped red leather title label and black leather volume label on spine; rebacked with original spines laid down, edges rubbed.

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Ibid. Miscellaneous Works. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1796, 2 volumes (only of 3), frontispiece

Ibid. Miscellaneous Works. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1796, 2 volumes (only of 3), frontispiece Together 8 volumes, 4to, contemporary diced russia gilt, rebacked retaining original spines, some edge wear

the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire. w. strahan and t. cadell, 1776-1788, 6 volumes, volume one second edition, volumes 2-6 first edition, half-titles, engraved portrait, 3 folding engraved maps

gibbon, edward. the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire. 1854,...

gibbon (edward), the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire, 6 volumes,...

gibbon, edward. m°moires... suivis de quelques ouvrages posthumes. paris: chez...

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

6 volumes, 4to, FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS (volume 1: second edition, with preface dated 1 June 1776; volumes 2-6: first edition), half-titles, portrait frontispiece dated 1780 in volume one, 3 folding maps in volume 2, cancel leaves G1 (signed *G) and Ll1 (signed *L1) in volume 2, and H3 (so signed) and L2 (signed *L2) in volume 4, errata leaf at end of volume 3, errata for volumes 4-6 at end of volume 6 on verso of 4U1, final blank at end of volume 6, contemporary calf, speckled edges, lacking leaves a1-a4 in vol. 5, some repairs to spines, some minor spots of soiling to boards, occasional spotting (particularly to pp.415-428 in vol. 2) (6)

the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire. for w. strahan and t. cadell, 1776-1781-1788

a george ii silver tea caddy, edward gibbon, london, 1728

4to (265 x 201mm.), FIRST EDITION, second state of volume 1, 6 volumes, engraved frontispiece portrait in volume 1, half-titles, 3 folding engraved maps, contemporary calf, engraved portrait offset onto title, some spotting, head of spines chipped, some joints cracked or split, lacking labels This lot contains 1 item(s).

gibbon, edward. the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire. london: w. strahan and t. cadell, 1776-88

A Mansion Overlooking a Royal Park

the baluster bodies engraved with mirrored monograms above applied girdles, bun covers pierced with foliate motifs, engraved scratchweights 2=7, 2=9=12 and 4=2=12

a set of three george i silver pepper pots, probably edward gibbon, london, 1724

Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie  Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts

Six volumes, 4to (11 x 8 1/2 in.; 278 x 220 mm). Half-titles in volumes 2-6; lacking errata leaves; Volume 1 in second edition, dated 1789; engraved frontispiece portrait of Gibbon after Joshua Reynolds dated 1780 in volume 1 ( repeated in volume 2), two folding maps of the Western and Eastern Empire in volume 1 (map of the Western Empire repeated in volume 6), map of the parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople in volume 2. Title of volume 2 repaired, some foxing and spotting. Late eighteenth-century red morocco binding, large gilt floral border on panels, spines with gilt urn in compartments; spines slightly faded. 

Six volumes, 4to (11 x 8 1/2 in.; 278 x 220 mm). Half-titles in volumes 2-6; lacking errata leaves; Volume 1 in second edition, dated 1789; engraved frontispiece portrait of Gibbon after Joshua Reynolds dated 1780 in volume 1 ( repeated in volume 2), two folding maps of the Western and Eastern Empire in volume 1 (map of the Western Empire repeated in volume 6), map of the parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople in volume 2. Title of volume 2 repaired, some foxing and spotting. Late eighteenth-century red morocco binding, large gilt floral border on panels, spines with gilt urn in compartments; spines slightly faded.  [with:] Edward Gibbon. Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of his life and Writings... London: A. Strahan, T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1796  Two volumes, 4to (11 x 8 1/2 in.; 278 x 220 mm). Frontispiece in volume one. Spotting and foxing. Nineteenth-century red straight-grained morocco, large gilt "dentelle" border on panels, spines with gilt urn in compartments. Spines slightly faded.  Together two works in eight volumes. 

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