Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esq
Subtitle: with memoirs of his life and writings composed by himself
By: illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative by the Right Honourable John, Lord Sheffield
Publisher: Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell Jun. & W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell)
Published: 1796
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: History
Work titles: Works
Notes: Vol. 3 has imprint: London, J. Murray, 1815.

Vol. 3 "contains the material printed for the first time in the second edition of the Miscellaneous works and here printed in 4to to make a volume uniform with ... the first edition."--Norton.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ESTC (RLIN), t79696

Norton, J.E. Gibbon, 131

Armorial bookplate of Abel Smith, Woodhall Park.

Frontispiece portrait of Gibbon in v. 1 engraved by James Fittler after Henry Walton.

Leaves U1 in v. 1 and 3K4 in v. 2 are here present in their cancelled state, as usual; U1 adding a reference to "The argumentative vehemence of Fox" at the foot of p. 146; 3K4 deleting a reference to "a miserable translation ..." of the Essai sur l'étude de la littérature, 1764.

The unsigned leaf with Gibbon's epitaph is present in v. 3.

Bound uniformly in half citron morocco, labeled on spine as vols. VII, VIII, and IX of Gibbon's Works.

Leaves U1 in v. 1 and 3K4 in v. 2 are here present in their cancelled state, as usual; U1 adding a reference to "The argumentative vehemence of Fox" at the foot of p. 146; 3K4 deleting a reference to "a miserable translation ..." of the Essai sur l'étude de la littérature, 1764.

Wanting v. 3.

Original gray boards; printed paper labels on spines.

Inserted are cuttings from newspaper articles, booksellers' catalogues, a pen-sketch of the Hôtel Gibbon, Lausanne, 1863 and a ms. copy of "The Speech of Edward Gibbon Esq. on the Day of Election for the Borough of Petersfield in the year 1761."

Leaves U1 in v. 1 and 3K4 in v. 2 are here present in their cancelled state, as usual; U1 adding a reference to "The argumentative vehemence of Fox" at the foot of p. 146; 3K4 deleting a reference to "a miserable translation ..." of the Essai sur l'étude de la littérature, 1764.

Original gray boards; printed paper labels on spines.

Wanting v. 3.

Bound in contemporary diced calf.