Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. IV. London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies […], 1820
LIBRARY: GR-OF CA CL.7.47
Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. IV. London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies […], 1820
English
22 x 13.5 cm; 4 s.p. + IX p. + 443 p. + 5 s.p. + 2 inserts, label with the name of the former owner on verso of the front cover: “Mr. Thomas Bell”. On l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, p. [Ι] title page, p. [ΙΙ] typographical data and p. [III]-VIII “Contents”. Pencil marks on p. 90, 91, 112, 225, 249. C. P. Cavafy’s handwritten notes in black ink inserted between p. 112-113 and 248-249 regarding traits of the text, where he signs as “C.”. Reading trace with pencil on p. 413. P. 443 colophon.
CPC
Thomas Bell
The inserts and handwritten notes found in Edward Gibbon’s volumes were transcribed for the first time by Diana Haas. See Diana Haas, “Cavafy’s reading notes on Gibbon’s ‘Decline and Fall”, Folia Neohellenica 4 (1982), 25-96.