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Contemporary full-leather fine bindings measure 8.5 x 5.5”, 8vos. The History of The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. With Notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman, Prebendary of St. Peter’s, and Vicar of St. Margaret’s, Westminster. In Twelve Volumes. London: John Murray, 1838-1839. First Edition. LACKING VOLUME 11! INCOMPLETE SET! + The Life of Edward Gibbon, Esq. With Selections from his Correspondence, and Illustrations by The Rev. H. H. Milman… London: John Murray, 1839. First Edition. In fair condition. FRONT BOARDS OF VOLUME 1 & LIFE OF GIBBON DETACHED FROM BINDINGS! Boards scuffed at edges and corners. Heads and tails of spines scuffed with some chipping at heads of Vols. VI, VIII, IX, X & XII. Scuffing at tails with loss of gilt lettering or deco on volumes I, III, VII & X. Hinges creased with front hinge cracked at head of Vol. IX’s spine & rear hinge cracked at head of Vol. XII’s spine. Normal toning in margins throughout text-blocks. Fold-out maps in Vol. I normally toned at creases with small tears at some creases. Light off-setting on title page of Life of from frontispiece. Front boards DETACHED Vols. I & Life of. INCOMPLETE SET. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Henry Hart Milman (1791 – 1868) was an English historian and ecclesiastic. In 1821 Milman was elected professor of poetry at Oxford ; and in 1827 he delivered the Bampton lectures on The character and conduct of the Apostles considered as an evidence of Christianity. In 1835, Sir Robert Peel made him Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, and Canon of Westminster , and in 1849 he became Dean of St Paul's. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1864. In 1838 he had edited Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and in the following year published his Life of Gibbon. INCOMPLETE SET! LACKING VOLUME 11! RARES1839AKLP 05/25 - HK2488
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