1838 Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. 8 Vols. Chairs

1838 Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. 8 Vols. Chairs'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon. New edition complete in eight volumes, published 1838. Frontispiece to Volume I and folding maps to Volumes I and V (note the Volume I map is detached but remains neatly folded and fully intact). Edward Gibbon's 'History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' (1776 88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate

which can be removed if desired

dated '3 / 1830'

Depth: 58cm

A 19th century Grand Tour plaster intaglio depicting three flying angels after Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884)

S Customs' and 'Jamaica'

By then 622 people were employed on the premises and a further 1

The wallet opens with a clasp mechanism which functions perfectly

Width (at widest point): 16cm

The trays are substantial for their size

This sits above four graduated dovetailed drawers raised upon bracket feet

The rear of the canvas is stamped 'Winsor & Newton'

The candle box has sympathetic repairs to the top hanging point and hinges (the repair to the hinge is more evident to the interior - please see photographs)