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Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1850. A New Edition, to Which is Added a Complete Index of the Whole Work. Fine, 5 blank pages at end of Vol. I heavily annotated in pencil. A New Edition, to Which is Added a Complete Index of the Whole Work" 6 volumes. Bound by John Grabau in full dark blue crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and geometric designs in the panels, the covers with frames of similar designs and incorporating Greek key elements. John Grabau bound for the Roycrofters before setting up his own bindery.

Published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, this extensive work by Edward Gibbon provides a detailed history of the decline of the Roman Empire.