FERRERO, Guglielmo. The Rise and Fall of Rome. Translated fr - Lot 157

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FERRERO, Guglielmo. The Rise and Fall of Rome. Translated fr - Lot 157
FERRERO, Guglielmo. The Rise and Fall of Rome. Translated from the Italian by M. Urbain Mengin. Complete set of this great history of the Roman Empire, translated into French by Urbain Mengin, in beautiful, uniform bindings by Flammarion Vaillant. Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1907–1909. 6 in-8 volumes, half-shagreen in petrol blue morocco edged with a double gold fillet, spined with raised ribs accented by a gold dotted line, gold fleurons between the ribs, author, title, and volume number in gold, gilt head (binding by Flammarion Vaillant). Approximately 400 pages per volume. Spines faded, slight scuffing. French edition of this ambitious history of the Roman Empire by Guglielmo Ferrero (1871–1942), translated from Italian by Urbain Mengin. The work was awarded the Langlois Prize by the Académie française. Complete 6-volume set, with various edition notes: Volume I: The Conquest (2nd edition, 1907) - Volume II: Julius Caesar (11th edition, 1907) - Volume III: The End of an Aristocracy (10th edition, 1907) - Volume IV: Antony and Cleopatra (9th edition, 1907) - Volume V: The Republic of Augustus (6th edition, 1907) - Volume VI: Augustus and the Great Empire (9th edition, 1909). A very fine set, in excellent condition, identical to the original.
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