{"product_id":"history-of-rome-thomas-arnold-1840-1850","title":"History of Rome, Thomas Arnold, 1840-1850","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"929\" data-start=\"358\"\u003eThis set consists of two volumes in matching bindings of Thomas Arnold's History of Rome. Vols I and III only. Volume II is missing. Comprising:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"929\" data-start=\"358\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVol. I: Early History to the Burning of Rome by The Gauls. Second edition, 1840; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"929\" data-start=\"358\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVol III: From the End of the First to the End of the Second Punic War. Fourth edition, 1850. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1236\" data-start=\"931\"\u003eThomas Arnold (1795-1842), headmaster of Rugby School and a noted historian and moralist, brought a scholarly and moral perspective to his classical histories. His approach combined narrative history with reflections on governance, civic duty, and character - values central to Victorian educational ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"affix-top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory of Rome, by Thomas Arnold, D.D. (2 vols from 3).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"affix-top\"\u003ePublished by Fellowes, Rivington, Hodgson et al; London, Oxford and Cambridge, 1840-1850. Both volumes printed by Gilbert \u0026amp; Rivington, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"affix-top\"\u003eA very good set of 2 hardback volumes, with leather spines and corners, and raised bands and tooled gilt decoration and titles. With marbled paper over boards. Some bumping and wear, with some scuffed losses to leather and wear to extremities, but a soundly bound set. Feathered marble endpapers (with a small area of paper transfer to Vol I - see photo), and previous owner's inscription to first free endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"affix-top\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText is bright and clean throughout with feathered marble edges to text block.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVol I: xx + 578pp + (1) Correction page; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol III: xvi + 494pp. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: each volume approximately 222mm high x 152mm wide x 35-39mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnpacked weight approximately 1710g (the set - unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55974585008513,"sku":"LAN10333","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/HistoryofRome_ThomasArnold_1840-1850IMG_6653.jpg?v=1784903415","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/history-of-rome-thomas-arnold-1840-1850","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}