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THE LIBRARY OF COLIN AND JOAN DEACON
Gibbon, Edward
THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. FOR W. STRAHAN AND T. CADELL, 1776-1781-1788
4to, 6 volumes, FIRST EDITIONS (volume 1 with preface dated Feb 1, 1776), portrait frontispiece dated 1780 in volume 1, 2 folding maps in volume 2 and 1 in volume 3, cancel leaves G1 (signed *G) and Ll1 (signed *L1) in volume 2, H3 (so signed) and L2 (signed *L2) in volume 4, errata leafs each in volume 1-3, errata for volumes 4-6 at end of volume 6 on verso of 4U1, contemporary diced russia gilt borders, spine gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, lacking half-titles, spotting (often concentrated, particularly volumes 1-3), small chipping and minor loss to a few leaves lower margins, volumes 1, 2 and 6 re-backed retaining original spine, minor soiling to boards with some small abrasions, spines with some surface loss, bumped and rubbed
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