GIBBON, Edward. THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. 6 volumes With Notes by Dean Milman, M. Guizot, and Dr. William Smith. Edition Deluxe. Set is number 173. Limited to One Thousand Sets Printed for Subscribers Only. The Nottingham Society. Marble and leather. Deckle edges - All edges untrimmed, leather title label on spine and corners, 3/4 leather over marbled boards, few segments of leather from spine is loose, All text and photos are clean and bright. All bindings are sound. Ex-libris – Bookplate: Oliver Wilbur 1909.
2006-09-28 13:18:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
These (famous) books were first published between 1776 and 1788. If your edition is from around 1909, they are of zilch historical value - they were printed to decorate private libraries. Bid/ ask accordingly.
2006-09-28 13:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nooooooo! Unless you're looking for original printings where the dollar value is the consideration. You could go on searching these titles till the planet spins out of orbit and they'll still be there. These are important names. Hang onto those things. They're reprints right about the time the U.S. was in a consciously Imperialist ascendance, so those books were given added importance instead of object lessons of the mistakes before us, ironically enough!
2006-09-28 13:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to tell you but set 173 isn't worth that much. For example, if you had a Guttenburg Bible it would be worth millions, but if you had a really fine Bible from the 1900's, it isn't worth the same. That being said, set 173 may be of value to a collector because it has a special feature. You'll have to looking around to be sure.
2006-09-28 13:32:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although there are many editions of Gibbon, leather bound books with archival paper are always valuable. You should have them appraised.
2006-09-28 19:09:56 · answer #4 · answered by James@hbpl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋