Gibbon, Edward. - Histoire de la décadence et... Lot 35

Gibbon, Edward. - Histoire de la décadence et de la chute de l'Empire romain, translated from the English of M. Gibbon, by M. de Septchênes. Paris, Moutard, 1788-1795. 18 vol. in-8, bound in full seeded calf, with boards decorated with a lace frame, smooth spines, red title and tomaison, marbled edges - [1 f.1 f.], xii, 583 pp; [1 f.], ii, 584 pp; iv, 563 pp; vi, 505 pp; vi, 542 pp; vi, 470 pp; vi, 460 pp; vi, 571 pp; vi, 476 pp; vi, 479 pp; vi, 467 pp; vi, 461 pp, [1 p. errata]; vi, 462 pp.; vi, 460 pp., [1 p. errata]; vi, 455 pp.; vi, 464 pp.; vi, 456 pp.; vi, 516 pp. Complete collection of this collective translation. The Dauphin Louis XVI, under the direction of M. Septchênes (his cabinet reader), worked on at least the first sixteen chapters, then Demeunier, Boulard and Cantwel ensured the translation following Septchênes. A fine copy.