{"product_id":"the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-2-volume-set-by-edward-gibbon","title":"The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (Britannica, 1952, 2 Volume Set)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Gibbon\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2 Volume Set (Britannica: Great Books of the Western World)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Encyclopaedia Britannica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1952\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTwo-volume hardcover set, full brown leatherette, gilt spines, Smyth-sewn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent. Clean pages with no markings. Volumes are in excellent condition overall, with only a very light scuff to the spine (see Image 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1900 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 × 24 × 6.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEdward Gibbon's \u003cem\u003eThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the great works of historical literature in the English language. First published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, it established Gibbon as one of the foremost historians of the eighteenth century and became a landmark in the study of the Roman Empire, its transformation, and the Byzantine world. The work remains particularly admired not only for its historical scope and influence, but for Gibbon's remarkably controlled, elegant, and often penetrating prose.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1952 edition was published by Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of the influential \u003cem\u003eGreat Books of the Western World\u003c\/em\u003eseries, produced under the editorial direction associated with the University of Chicago. The volume is handsomely produced in full brown leatherette with a gilt spine and Smyth-sewn binding, giving it the substantial construction characteristic of mid-century Britannica editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibbon's historical interpretations have been debated and revised extensively over the centuries, but \u003cem\u003eThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\u003c\/em\u003e remains an essential work for anyone interested in Roman history and one of the most impressive examples of historical writing in English. For many readers, the enduring pleasure of the work lies as much in Gibbon's prose as in the history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Encyclopaedia Britannica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55982143471689,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/7278\/3945\/files\/16AFDC9D-C1D4-4610-AFDF-627E72582B37.jpg?v=1788149998","url":"https:\/\/estimablebooks.com\/products\/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-2-volume-set-by-edward-gibbon","provider":"Estimable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}