Commentaries Caesar Gallic, First Edition (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stated as one of the "Classic Interlinear Translations". Covers worn and scuffed. Significant wear along the spine with a few small pieces missing. Also soiled here and there. Owner's name (Hardwick Academy Library) inside. Text in good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. A paperback book in fair condition. Spine area of the book has been taped but internally a good reference/ reading book. With a literal interlinear translation.

The Medici Society limited edition of this seminal firsthand account of Romeās conquest of Gaul. Octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, green silk ribbon ties, fully written in latin, and printed on handmade Riccardi Paper. One of 525 numbered paper copies, this is number 196. In near fine condition. Revised text by T. Rice Holmes. An exceptional example. The Seven Commentaries on the Gallic War by Gaius Julius Caesar, with the Additional Commentary by Aulus Hirtius, is a cornerstone of classical historiography, providing a detailed, firsthand narrative of Romeās conquest of Gaul between 58 and 50 BCE. Written in a concise and direct Latin style, Caesarās account serves both as a military report and a work of political self-promotion, carefully shaping his image as a decisive and capable leader. The first seven books chronicle campaigns against various Gallic tribes, the Britons, and the Germans, blending strategic analysis with ethnographic description, while Hirtiusās eighth book continues the narrative through the political unrest that followed Caesarās departure. Together, they offer a unique fusion of military history, political rhetoric, and cultural observation, and remain an essential primary source for understanding the late Roman Republicās expansionist policies.