DURUY, Victor. History of the Romans from the Earliest Times - Lot 140

DURUY, Victor. History of the Romans from the Earliest Times to the Invasion of the Barbarians. A monumental edition of this highly detailed and richly illustrated history, all in uniform bindings bearing the Flammarion signature. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880–1885. 7 in-4 volumes, each bound in red half-maroquin with corner caps, ribbed spines, and gilt heads. Bindings signed Flammarion. Approximately 700 pages per volume (uncollated), with numerous black-and-white and color illustrations. Normal wear and scuffing, mainly along the edges; the spine of volume 3 is slightly warped; some foxing, especially in volume VII. New, revised, and expanded edition, enriched with approximately 3,000 engravings based on ancient models and 100 maps and plans. Illustration details listed in the titles: - Volume I: From the Origins to the End of the Second Punic War. 518 engravings, 9 maps, 1 plan, and 7 chromolithographs. - Volume II: From the Battle of Zama to the First Triumvirate. 665 engravings, 7 maps, and 10 chromolithographs. - Volume III: Caesar—Octavian—The Early Years of Augustus. 602 engravings and plans and 6 chromolithographs. - Volume IV: From Augustus to the Accession of Hadrian. 499 engravings, 6 maps, and 9 chromolithographs. - Volume V: Hadrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, and Roman Society in the High Empire. 442 engravings, 3 maps, 1 plan, and 4 chromolithographs. - Volume VI: From the Accession of Commodus to the Death of Diocletian. 451 engravings, 7 maps, and 7 chromolithographs. - Volume VII: From the accession of Constantine to the death of Theodosius (beginning of the barbarian invasions). 276 engravings, 4 maps, and 7 chromolithographs. In good condition.