Gibbon brought a width of vision and a critical mastery of the available sources which have not been equalled to this day and the result was clothed in inimitable prose" (PMM). "This masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style has remained one of the ageless historical works.
Provenance: "Granville Hastings Wheler" (signature on titlepage and book plate) First edition: arguably the greatest historical work written in the English language. With four leaves of advertisements at the end of volume III (as noted in Norton).Ĭontemporary full calf, spines richly gilt in six compartments with raised bands, red morocco lettering piece in the second, green morocco lettering piece in the fourth, marbled endpapers. With the expanded volume one table of contents issued with volume two here bound in volume three and with the volume three errata issued in volume two here bound into volume three (as often). With all the half titles and the errata leaves in volumes I, II, III, and VI (volume VI errata covers volumes IV, V and VI). Engraved portrait in volume II by Hall after Reynolds (not usually found), 3 engraved folding maps (two in volume II and one in volume III). The work earned him a reputation as the first modern historian of Ancient Rome.GIBBON, Edward (1737-1794) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire This is due to its quality, the use of primary sources as well as the open criticism of organised religions. Edward Gibbon wrote many historical works, but is best known for this title. His methodology also became a model for later historians. In the eighteenth century the use of primary sources for historical was very rare which was why his work was extremely popular. The popularity of this work rests on Gibbon's objectivity and heavy use of primary sources. Therefore, Gibbon discusses the history of early Christianity, the Roman State Church as well as the history of Europe.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire traces the trajectory of Western civilisation from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium and therefore spans a nearly 1500 year period from 98 to 1590 of the Roman Empire. Volume I is dated 1925, Volume III is dated 1922, Volume IV is dated 1925, Volume V is dated 1922, Volume VI is dated 1925, Volume VII is dated 1903 and volume VIII is dated 1903. Collated, the volumes that are present are complete. This set comprises seven of eight volumes only. Maps remain in a bright condition.Ī New edition with notes by Dean Milman, M Guizot and Sir William Smith. Folding map to the rear of volumes V, VI, and VIII. Folding map frontispiece to volumes III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII. With an illustrated frontispiece of Edward Gibbon and a folding map to the rear of volume I.
Folding Maps, Publishers' Original Binding
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