Edward Gibbon – The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire – 1848
AED3,300
The monumental study of the Roman Empire by the English historian Edward Gibbon, first published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789.
It covers the period from the peak of the Empire, through to the emergence of Christianity and the arrival of external threats such as the Barbarians, Tamerlane, Genghis Khan and others.
The history was a landmark work which remains referenced and debated today.
This is an 1848 edition in eight volumes, published by Longman, Brown and Green in London. Hardback, bound in half calf over brown morocco boards with decorative spines. Marbled edges. In good condition. Some wear, marks and rubbing externally. Bumps and occasional loss to corners. Chip to top of Volume 4.
