Commentaires by Caesar, First Edition (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1743 Julius Caesar 1ed WAR Commentaries Military Tactics Hirtius Bellum MAPS 2v "If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it!" Julius Caesar A rare collection of civil war histories and Julius Caesar war commentaries! Julius Caesar's war commentaries are some of the most prolific military writings! While not specifically known for his writing, Julius Caesar wrote this book which would become a mainstay in the Latin literature canon. It focuses on first-hand account of Julius Caesar in the Callic wars, but it was written as though from a third-person view. This rare 1763 French edition was edited and translated by Perrot d'Ablancourt and includes the highly coveted folding map and illustrations! Item number: #27887 Price: $750 CAESAR, Julius Les commentaires de cesar d'une traduction toute nouvelle A La Hate: Chez Jean Swart, 1743. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes o Vol. I [2], CLIV, [2], 412 o Vol. II [2], 514, [38] o 12 illustrated plates + 2 maps References: Lowndes 345-46; DNB XVI, p. 391 Language: French Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! Photos available upon request.

First edition edited and translated by Lancelot Turpin de Crissà . Quarto, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine labels, gilt titles to the spine, engraved title pages, two portraits and 40 folding plates, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional example. The commentaries of the great Roman statesman, writer and General Gaius Julius Caesar, with the text in French and Latin, handsomely illustrated with folding plates of battle plans. These commentaries include the campaigns against the Gauls and Spanish in Europe, the wars in Northern Africa and the Roman civil wars. Lancelot Turpin de Crissà was himself a distinguished French military man and man of letters.

Condition: Gut. 1st. ed. Gr. 8°. 28 Bl., 94, 623 S. Ganzpergament, Einband mit Läsuren und Klebestellen, Vorsätze mit Altersspuren, Buchgelenk leicht locker, wenige Seiten oben kl. Feuchtrand, Textteil sonst gut. Sprache: Französisch, Titelkupfer, gefalteter Kupferstich (Pont de Cesar sur le Rhin pres de Cologne (Köln), Schlußvignette.