8th Feb, 2023 11:00
The Oxford Library Sale
578
Gibbon, (Edward). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. 7 vols. Bell, London 1900. Small 8vo. full tooled calf with Marlborough College armorial plus eleven further leather bound titles, school prizes etc (18)
Sold for £380
Estimated at £50 - £100
Gibbon, (Edward). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. 7 vols. Bell, London 1900. Small 8vo. full tooled calf with Marlborough College armorial plus eleven further leather bound titles, school prizes etc (18)
Re. Gibbon books: Condition fair. Sun stain to one front board and one back board, also the spine boards. Minor surface scuffs and minor foxing at the beginning pages of some. Three with pencil one word annotation on title page, one with pen message and signature. See photos.
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Auction: The Oxford Library Sale, 8th Feb, 2023
