Shelfmark
CS.1355.05 - CS.1355.12
Author
Title
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire : in eight volumes / by Edward Gibbon ; with notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot ; with portrait and maps.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Varying form of title
Spine title: Gibbon's Roman Empire
Edition
New ed., with additional notes / by William Smith.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1862.
Physical description
8 v. : ill., front., ports., maps (some fold) ; 23 cm.
Note
"London: printed by William Clowes and sons, Stamford Street and Charing Cross"--T.p. verso.
Note
Portrait of Edward Gibbon on frontispiece in vol. 1.
Provenance
All vols. have a ms. annotation in pencil on front flyleaf from previous owner: M. G. Farnell.
Provenance
Vol. 1: contains a ms. dedication in pencil on front flyleaf recording the donation of the books to George Stanley Farnell from his Wadham College fellows.
Binding
19th century dark green leather binding; blind concentric frames and gilt-stamped Eton arms on covers; five raised bands on spine with gold titling and four fleur-de-lis decorations; red edges; marbled endpapers.
Subject
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Subject
Byzantine Empire History.
Added entry--name
Smith, William, 1813 - 1893 contributor.
Added entry--name
Farnell, G. S. (George Stanley) former owner.
Added entry--name
Guizot, François, 1787 - 1874 contributor.
Added entry--name
John Murray publisher.
Added entry--name
William Clowes and Sons printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53547