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English: Engraved ex-libris of Henry Swan Dudding, from a copy of the 1815 8° edition of Gibbon’s History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume VII. (Complete title of this edition: “The history of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. In twelve volumes. Vol. VII. A new edition. London, printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co. W. Otridge, R. Scholey, and G. Cowie and Co. London; and for P. Hill, Doig and Stirling, and Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh. 1815.”)
Deutsch: Gestochenes Exlibris von Henry Swan Dudding, aus einem Exemplar der 8°-Ausgabe von 1815 von Gibbons History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band VII.
Date circa 1815
date QS:P,+1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(book printed); 2010-01-26 (scanned)
Source Scanned by Aristeas from a book in his own possession.
Author Artist of ex-libris unknown, but died more than 70 years ago. Scanned by Aristeas.
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