The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Washington Square Press)
Contributed by Stephen Coles
on Feb 8th, 2026. Artwork published in
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Written by Edward Gibbon in 1776–1789, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has been published in many editions. This Washington Square Press boxed set from 1962 is very America in the early ’60s: the colors, the informal illustration, and the type – a casual hand-drawn boxy sans with a subtle swelling at the ends, Microflair.
Compare to the 1970s Modern Library edition which also represents its time quite well.
