Mr. Gibbon's History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire Abridged. In Two Volumes

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibbon, Edward
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand 1790, MDCCXC. [1790]
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Collection: Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Item Description:A reissue of the sheets first printed for G. Kearsley, 1789, with half-titles and titlepages of both volumes cancelled by single leaves, and with the leaves of Kearsley's advertisements at end cancelled. - Abridged and expurgated for "the youthful mind" (vol.1, 2nd preliminary leaf) by Charles Hereford; abridgment also erroneously attributed to Alexander Adams and to John Adams. - English Short Title Catalog, N10232. - Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (2v) 8°