the decline and fall of the roman empire volume 2

A rare and desirable full first edition set of Gibbon's masterpiece with noted provenance. Fossett disappeared on Septemwhile flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert, between Nevada and California. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career including aviationâ s highest award, the Gold Medal of the FÃ dÃ ration AÃ ronautique Internationale (FAI), which he was awarded in 2002. Fossett was also one of sailingâ s most prolific distance record holders set the Absolute World Speed Record for airships with a Zeppelin NT in 2004. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. James Stephen â Steveâ Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. From the library of Steve and Peggy Fossett with their estate bookplate to each pastedown. of contents, issued with volume II, are bound in to volume I. While the first volume was on the press, Strahan decided to increase the print run from 500 to 1000 copies the second 500 or so copies, constituting the second state, have the errata corrected through p.183 (here uncorrected). I with cancels x4 and a4 (so signed) and with the balance of the errata uncorrected. III: full-sheet folding map of the Western Roman Empire by Thomas Kitchin dated 1 January 1781 before p.1, p.177 correctly numbered, p.179 line 18 reading 'Honorious,' errata leaf Vol. II: full-sheet folding map of the Eastern Roman Empire by Thomas Kitchin dated 1 January 1781 bound before p.1, half-sheet map of Constantinople and environs by Thomas Kitchin dated 1 January 1781 bound before p.22., G1 and Ll1 are cancels, errata leaf Vol. contents, x4 and a4 are cancels, errata leaf Vol. I: undated engraved portrait frontispiece by Hall after Joshua Reynolds, 12pp.

Quarto, 6 volumes bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Rare full first edition set, first state of volume one, of Gibbon's landmark work of historiography with three engraved folding maps by Kitchin of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire and of Constantinople and frontispiece portrait of Gibbon.

The decline and fall of the roman empire volume 2