Lot 374 , Gibbon, Edward - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ... (new edition) 8vols., edited, with additional notes, by William Smith. portrait frontis and 14 maps (mostly folded

° Gibbon, Edward - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire ... (new edition) 8vols., edited, with additional notes, by William Smith. portrait frontis and 14 maps (mostly folded, some with outline colour; near contemp. gilt ruled calf, gilt decorated panelled spines with red and green labels, marbled edges, prize bindings with Rugby School armorial on upper covers, 1855
£120-160

Condition:
Some intermittent spotting (incl. v.l. title), some spine rubbing heads and tails, else good; vols 1 and 8 with gilt stamped prizewinner's name on lower covers (Robt. Wm. Hanbury); later armorial bkplt. of Ilam Hall

Sold for £170