Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794). Essai sur l'etude de la literature. London: T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt
Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794). Essai sur l'etude de la literature. London: T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt, 1761.
8vo (171 x 108 mm). (Occasional spotting, penciled notation on title-page.) Contemporary speckled calf (neatly rebacked, upper corners renewed).
FIRST EDITION OF GIBBON'S FIRST WORK. Norton 1; Rothschild 937.
[With:] GIBBON. An Essay on the Study of Literature. London: T. Becket, 1764. 8vo (178 x 114 mm). (Portion of title torn away, not affecting letters; top chips to upper covers of first few leaves; some toning throughout.) Modern calf antique. Provenance: ownership signature erasure on title-page. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of the above work.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794). Essai sur l'etude de la literature. London: T. Becket & P.A. De Hondt, 1761.
8vo (171 x 108 mm). (Occasional spotting, penciled notation on title-page.) Contemporary speckled calf (neatly rebacked, upper corners renewed).
FIRST EDITION OF GIBBON'S FIRST WORK. Norton 1; Rothschild 937.
[With:] GIBBON. An Essay on the Study of Literature. London: T. Becket, 1764. 8vo (178 x 114 mm). (Portion of title torn away, not affecting letters; top chips to upper covers of first few leaves; some toning throughout.) Modern calf antique. Provenance: ownership signature erasure on title-page. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of the above work.
This lot is located in Chicago.
