GIBBON (EDWARD) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 8 vol.
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GIBBON (EDWARD)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 8 vol., engraved portrait and maps, John Murray, 1855--MACAULAY (THOMAS BABINGTON) Critical and Historical Essays, 3 vol., Longmans, 1854--KNIGHT (CHARLES) The History of England, 8 vol., Bradbury, Evans, [c.1870]--ALISON (ARCHIBALD) History of Europe, 18 vol., Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1847-1848; idem, 8 vol., another edition, Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1864, contemporary calf or half calf gilt, the first 2 mentioned prize bindings, 8vo (45)
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