Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume Four (4) (IV). William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, Philadelphia, 1804.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Brown leather boards with gilt lettering, scuffed and rubbed, hinges weak. Marbled end pages and sheet edges. Pages lightly tanning, foxing, no markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.

Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume Two (2) (II). William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, Philadelphia, 1804.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Brown leather boards with gilt lettering, scuffed and rubbed, hinges weak. Marbled end pages and sheet edges. Pages lightly tanning, foxing, no markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.

Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [2 volumes of 8 - First American Edition]. Philadelphia. William Y. Birch and Abraham Small, 1804.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 2 volumes of the 8 volumes set (volumes 2 and 3). The first American Edition of Gibbons' classic work - surprisingly late considering that the Founding Fathers all read it - but had to read English editions. Full leather (brown) with light brown spine labels - typical American, unadorned, bindings. Volume 2 has 435 pages. Volume 3 has 480 pages. Early ownership signatures 'Thos Green' on the title pages. Bookplates with the name Edward Chamberlain on the inside front covers. Bindings good and tight. pages clean and square. Leather the spines has hardened and crackled. Hinges show some wear, but boards entirely attached. Please email with questions or to request photos.

Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.