The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume I The Turn Of The Tide by Edward Gibbon
1983. No edition stated. 320 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Yellow slipcase over red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume I. Edited by Betty Radice. With illustrated frontispiece. Map endpapers. Upper text block edge red. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning or foxing. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright. Slipcase has substantial marks, bumped corners and noticeable cracking to joins. Slight foxing. A good book in an acceptable slipcase.