Italy and Her Invaders 376-476. In 8 Vols. Complete
New York: Russell & Russell, 1967. Reissued. Hardcover. Octavo. Original anthracite cloth with gilt lettering on spines in original light brown dustjackets with 835 printed to spines. Frontispieces. Frontispieces. Illustrations depicting emperors, buildings, maps, coins, medallions, bas-reliefs, etc. in all volumes: 10, 6, 8, 16, 7, 4, 3, and 3 in volume eight.
"In the following pages I have endeavoured to meet the requirements of two different classes of readers. For the sake of the general reader, who may not have his Gibbon before him, nor a Latin Dictionary and Classical Atlas at his elbow, I have taken for granted as little special knowledge of Roman history as possible, I have generally kept the text clear of untranslated quotations, and I have explained, with even tedious minuteness, the modern equivalents of ancient geographical designations, and have sometimes used the modern name only, at the cost of an obvious anachronism. On the other hand,.. I have addressed myself exclusively in the notes, whether at the foot of the page or at the end of the chapter; and these notes, for the most part, the general reader may safely leave unstudied..." (Preface) Some offsetting of dj flaps to endpaper, else in near fine condition. Near fine condition. Item #55492
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