Description
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire.
Quarto, [two volumes], [xvi], [xi], [1], 643pp; [xi], [1] 666pp. Full green leather, titles in gilt on spines, raised bands with illustrated gilt compartments. Title with decorative gilt illustrations on front and back covers. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Green cloth slipcase with black felt lining, title in gilt on front panel with matching decorative gilt illustration as on volumes. Limited edition of 600 copies, which this is number 139. A handsome set.
