The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Everyman's Library Classics) (v. 4-6) [Import] [Hardcover]

Edward Gibbon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1994

This boxed set of Volumes 4-6 ("The Eastern Empire") completes the Everyman set. Volumes 1-3 ("The Western Empire") were published in 1993. Even after 200 years, Gibbon's book is still an authoritative work on Roman history.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1952 pages
• Publisher: Random House (October 20, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857151925
• ISBN-13: 978-1857151923
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 4.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,308,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great edition, great value, March 4, 2009

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redmachus (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Everyman's Library Classics) (v. 4-6) (Hardcover)

I'll spare the review of the work itself; if you don't know why you should read Gibbon, then this isn't the place to start. If you're going to put forth the effort, however, then this is the edition to get. Contains all the footnotes (lacking in some expensive leather editions), is reasonably priced, and is attractively bound. The only other edition to consider would be Wormsley's, which can be expensive in hard back, if you can even find it. If you want to have an edition to read and display, this is it.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware!, June 30, 2007

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Peter B. Towle "redwood" (Hayward,CA,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Everyman's Library Classics) (v. 4-6) (Hardcover)

This is the definitive Gibbons edition; but the description DOES NOT tell you that this is VOLUME 4-6 and that VOLUME 1-3 MUST BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. This WHOLE set that MUST be bought SEPARATELY is nonetheless very good and worthy of being a part of one's library!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source with footnotes on Roman History., January 14, 2011

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Stephen Jacob - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Everyman's Library Classics) (v. 4-6) (Hardcover)

There are a total of 6 books in this series. Two boxed sets of 3 books each. If you want accurate information with orginial source notes then get this set. The 3-book set is sold seperately as volumes 1-3 and 4-6. Combined you have an excellent source for Roman History.