GIBBON, EDWARD. An Essay on the Study of Literature. Written Originally in French...Now first translated into English. London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt 1764. 8vo, 166 x 108mm. (6 9/16 x 4 1/4in.), contemporary calf, double gilt fillets on covers and spine. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Rothschild 939. A fine copy.