The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 6

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780307700766 Author(s): Edward Gibbon Format: Hardcover Language: English Year: 2010 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 3980 Series: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Description: Edward GibbonA?s classic timeless work of ancient Roman history in 6 volumes collected into 2 box sets, in beautiful, enduring hardcover editions with elegant cloth sewn bindings, gold stamped covers, and silk ribbon markers. Easily the most famous historical chronicle in English, GibbonA?s account of Roman decline remains a remarkably fresh and vital contribution to the subject more than two centuries after its first publication. A landmark in its time for classical and historiographical scholarship, its fame today, however, rests more on the scope and force of GibbonA?s argument and the brilliance of his style, which is still an utter delight to read. But above all, the book is a superb monument to the Enlightenment ideal of rational enquiry which Gibbon made the object of his lifeA?s work. With an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, and European-style half-round spines. EverymanA?s Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.

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