Gibbon, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. VII. London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies […], 1820
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22 x 13.5 cm; 3 s.p. + [XIII] + 424 p. + 2 s.p. + 1 insert, label with the name of the former owner on verso of the front cover: “Mr. Thomas Bell”. On l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, l. 3 title page on recto, p. [V]-XI “Preface”, p. [V]-XII “Contents” and p. [XIII] map. Reading trace with pencil on p. 44, mark on p. 142. C. P. Cavafy’s handwritten note in black ink inserted between p. 142-143 regarding traits of the text, where he signs as “C.”. P. 424 colophon.
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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.
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