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- Title(s):
- Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell,) in the Strand, MDCCXCVI [1796]
Volume 3 : London : Printed for John Murray, 50, Albemarle-Street, 1815. - Physical Description:
- 3 volumes : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 30 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and Manuscripts PR3476 .A17 1796+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionAccessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/alma/9917640993408651
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Includes extracts in French and Latin, with English translation.
Engraved portrait of the author in v. 3 by James Fittler. Engravings in v. 3 by Charles Heath.
The 1796 edition was printed in 2 volumes; v. 3 has imprint: London: printed for John Murray, 1815.
Volume 3 contains the new material added to the second edition, gathered into a separate volume uniform in format with the original two volumes of the 1st ed. See J.E. Norton, A bibliography of ... E. Gibbon, p. 193
Errata leaf following text of v.2.
Advertisement, v.2.
Signatures: *¹ A⁴ a-b⁴ c¹ B-4U⁴ ; A-4Z⁴ *¹ ; *⁴ b² B-4S⁴ 4T² *¹
English short title catalogue, T79696
Norton, J.E. Edward Gibbon, 131, 136
BEIR Im G352 +C796 copy 2: Armorial bookplate of Emo Park Library.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in red half morocco and red cloth, with gilt-stamped armorial device at corners. Armorial bookplate: Sans changer. The front endpapers of all 3 volumes include manuscript annotations, in graphite, by an unidentfied hand.
Armorial bookplate of Simon Taylor. 22948809450008651
Autograph of M.D. Hill. 22948809450008651
Autograph of Joanna M. Hill. 22948809450008651
W.S. Lewis' notes on Horace Walpole. 22948809450008651
Mémoies littéraires de la Grande Bretagne 2 v. (Beinence Lib. Z17.302) is on microfilm at SML. Gibbon's review is in v. 2 pp. 1-35. 22948809450008651 - Subject Terms:
- Cadell, T. -- Publisher.Davies, W. -- Publisher.Emo Park Library -- Bookplate.English letters -- 18th century -- Translations, French.English letters -- 18th century -- Translations, Latin.English letters -- 18th century.Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794.Hill, Joanna M. -- Autograph.Hill, M. D. -- Autograph.History -- Collected works.Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895–1979 -- Ms. Notes.Murray, John -- Publisher.Strahan, A. -- Publisher.Taylor, Simon -- Bookplate.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1796-1815.
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