Beschrijving
London, Frederick Warne, [1900?], complete set in 4 volumes, attractive tooled linen bindings (faded along the spine), gilt lettering on spines, armorial bookplate of Mr. J. Havelaar. Popular edition of the famous book written by Edward Gibbon on the history of the Roman empire. Gibbon's book has been reprinted and published in many different editions. The titlepages of this edition state it concerns a ‘verbatim reprint’, but it seems to be an abridged version nonetheless.