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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679423087
ISBN-139780679423089
eBay Product ID (ePID)62041
Product Key Features
Book TitleDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 3 (of Six)(Box Set) : Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper
Number of Pages1902 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCivilization, Europe / Italy, Ancient / Rome, Byzantine Empire
Publication Year1993
GenreHistory
AuthorEdward Gibbon
Book SeriesDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height4.5 in
Item Weight75 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-001857
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Volume NumberVol. 1-3
Dewey Decimal937/.06
SynopsisThe first three volumes of the most famous historical chronicle in English, in hardcover in a gorgeously illustrated box set, with an introduction by renowned scholar Hugh Trevor-Roper. Edward Gibbon'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 Gibbon'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 life's work. 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. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times., (Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Bury Text, in a boxed set. Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper