Commentaries Caesar, First Edition (22 results)

Paperback. first edition. MD-280 very good +, faint reading creases paperback,

Paperback. Condition: Vg-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. tiny signature of previous owner on fep.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. Late 19th century work on the commentaries of Caesar. 182 pages. Light wear, previous owner's name on top of half-title page, front inner hinge starting to crack, dampstain on edge of endpapers. Ex-Library.

Disbound. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Complete, original disbound issue in near fine condition with minor wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Clifford Webb (illustrator). 1st Edition. 4pp folio-size prospectus printed by The Golden Cockerel Press on mould-made paper. To promote forthcoming book illustrated by Clifford Webb - to be published in the Winter of 1951. Contains a specimen page and a full-page engraving by the artist, taken from the book. Untrimmed fore edge and lower page edges. Light toning to cover margins and lower page edges. No folds. Now protected in a clear archival envelope. Will ship within cardboard sleeves.

Clifford Webb (illustrator). Julius Caesar's Commentaries A Modern Rendering by Somerset de Chair, engravings by Clifford Webb; limited edition 183/320. two color cloth with gilt design and lettering. Baskerville type on Arnold's mould-made paper. Published by The Cockerel Press, London, UK, 1951. "some cloth wear, edge rubbing, some color fading, page edge toning, clean and tight, very good".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, Of his Wars in Gallia; and the Civil Wars betwixt him and Pompey. Translated into English; With many Excellent and Judicious Observations Thereupon. As also the Art of our Modern Training, or Tactick Practice. Whereunto is adjoyned the Eighth Commentary of the Wars in Gallia; with some short Observations upon it. Together with the Life of Cęsar, and an Account of his Medals; Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged. Clement Edmonds. Published by n the Savoy: Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Jonathan Edwin, at the Three Roses in Ludgatestreet., 1677 Folio. A very fine copy bound in a full dark paneled calf spine with raised bands lovely by the Green Dragon Bindery with new hubs tight and fresh copy priced thus Description: [44], 332, [8], p., [14] leaves of plates ([9] double) : ill., port. Title-page printed in red and black. With frontis. portrait (leaf pi1v) of Julius Caesar signed: F.H. van. Houe fec. Illustrated with engraved plates depicting Caesar's battles, encampments and medals. Woodcut headpieces and initials; printed marginalia. "Observations upon Caesar's Commentaries, of the civil wars betwixt him and Pompey." and "A continuation of the wars in Gallia. ESTC, R16632. Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C200.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 182 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: William Blackwood and Sons, UK, 1870. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have moderate rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have moderate edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 25070237.

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.

prob. 1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Very Good small octavo vi + 182pp., Signs of use but generally a nice clean, tight copy.

Brown Blindstamped Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 182 pages, wear to top and bottom of spine, minor stains. Includes bookplate for the Ancient Classics Series for Lippincott edition.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, 8pp ads. Orig. brick brown cloth, front board dec. & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Trollope Society Catalogue 41; Sadleir 35. A sl. later issue, advertising the next six titles following Caesar in the 'Ancient Classics for English Readers' series, edited by W. Lucas Collins. Trollope describes the Commentaries as 'the beginning of modern history': Trollope insists firstly that the Roman world was far more relevant to (Victorian) political reality than the world of ancient Greece, and secondly that Britain's political elites could not understand their own identity and authority without acknowledging their relationship to Julius Caesar.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, 4pp ads. Orig. brick brown cloth, front board dec. & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Trollope Society Catalogue 41; Sadleir 35. The first issue, with ads for the preceding volumes in the series only.

Hardback. First Edition. A Popular System of Classical Instruction combining the methods of Locke Ascham Milton ampc Part III 2s 6dnbspFirst edition hardback with original boards printed decorative border and title to cover Ink inscription across front board obscuring the beginning of the title somewhat Boards are heavily rubbed with marks and traces of water stains Not too much loss to the extremities though Spine missing Endpapers missing Page 13 detached but present otherwise appears complete Stitching is very loose the first half of the book Overall poor condition but something that can be remedied Latin and English text a direct translation This rare book is part of the Classical Instruction series which is aimed at a juvenile audience 38 pp plus publishers advertisements No other copies on the market at present and only two copies recorded in institutions A collectable book that could do with some attention. book.

Octavo edition. Two volumes complete, with page-numbering anomaly in volume 2 where p.353 follows correctly after p.128 with matching catchwords. Volume 1 includes 2-page publisher's catalogue; frontis portrait; folding plan; folding map (France). Volume 2 includes two folding maps (Antient Italy according to Cluverius & View of the Seat of the African War); index of place names; index of persons and things. Two matching volumes in full contemporary calf/raised bands with original red/gilt labels to spine compartments. Ex-college library with one bookplate only to pastedown of Volume 1. Covers worn and scuffed. External vertical split to spine in Vol.1, the upper board of which is attached by only two cords. Joints cracked in Vol.2 but hinges holding. Text blocks clean, tight and complete. Leaves, maps and plan undamaged and clean, with only slight age discolouration. A scarce example of an interesting title, the first edition (folio) of which was published two years previously in 1753. [Aberdeen-born William Duncan (1717-1760) was Professor of Natural Philosophy, Marischal College, Aberdeen].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. original full leather hardcover,frontispiece,xiii (1) 1-176pp,1-143pp plus one page book catalogue,leather rubbed and bumped otherwise a very good clean and complete copy of a scarce book.

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.

Leather bound. Condition: Near fine. Published in 1677, a later edition of Clement Edmonds' English translation of The Commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, decorated with illustrated plates. (illustrator). Later Edition. Small folio, [48], 1-332pp. Measures 8.5" x 13". Bound in modern brown calf, title in gilt on spine. New endpapers. Solid text block, light toning along edges of leaves, a few short tears to corners. A very clean, near fine example. Two bookplates of previous owners affixed to front endpaper. Includes 13 full-page plates, some as fold-outs, and a copper-engraved frontispiece of Julius Caesar by Van Howe. (ESTC R16632) (Wing C199, C200) (Cockle 71). This piece, originally published in Latin in 1469, combines stories of Caesar's wars with the Celtic and German peoples in Gaul, and Caesar's war against Gnaeus Pompeius and the Roman Senate. The first edition of this English translation by Clement Edmonds was released in 1600. (Cockle 71) Full Title: The Commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, Of his Wars in Gallia; And the Civil Wars betwixt him and Pompey. Translated into English; With many Excellent and Judicious Observations thereupon. As also the Art of our Modern Training, or Tactick Practice. By Clement Edmonds Esquire, Remembrancer of the City of London. Whereunto is adjoyned the Eighth Commentary of the Wars in Gallia; with some short Observations upon it. Together with the Life of Caesar, And an Account of his Medals; Revised, Corrected, and Enlarged. Full Collation available upon request.

DUNCAN, William (illustrator). First Edition. . The Commentaries of Cęsar. Translated into English. To which is prefixed a Discourse concerning The Roman Art of War. By William Duncan. London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753. Full Description: CAESAR, G[aius] Julius. [DUNCAN, William, translator].The Commentaries of Cęsar, Translated into English. To which is prefixed a Discourse concerning The Roman Art of War. By William Duncan, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Aberdeen. London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753. First edition of the "Duncan Caesar." Folio (17 x 10 1/2 inches; 430 x 262 mm). [12], civ, 335, [1, blank], [20, index] pp. Complete with eighty-six numbered engravings on eighty-five plates (the second folding plate is numbered III & IV), including engraved frontispiece, fifty-two double-page plates, many by Huijberti after Mantegna, twenty-three plates, seven double-page maps, six of which are folding, and three large folding plates including the "Bison" plate. Numerous headpieces and vignettes in the text. Double-page plates have been neatly mounted on binders stubs so that none of the plate is lost in the margins. Full modern paneled calf. Spine elaborately stamped in gilt in compartments, with red morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Edges speckled red. Blind dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Board edges and corners very slightly rubbed. Minor offsetting to title-page from portrait. The Bison plate, #41 with some closed tear repairs, but with no loss. Folding map # 59 with a small repair, not affecting the engraving. The Elephant plate, # 75 with a small closed tear at crease, but with no loss. Overall a very good and clean copy. An excellent translation from Dr. Clarke's edition accompanied with an elaborate dissertation on the Roman art of war. This edition contains the same illustrations as in the magnificent edition of 1712, including the magnificent "bison" plate. BMC IV, p. 914, col. 828. Brunet I, 1462 ("Traduction estimée"). Lowndes I, p. 346. HBS 68968. $13,750.

First edition of Duncanās famous translation of Caesarās Commentaries, sumptuously illustrated withĀfrontispiece portrait of Caesar, six double-page maps, and 78 splendid plans and plates (most double-page). This copy with the famed double-page bull plate, often not present. Thick folio, contemporary full brown calf rebacked with elaborately gilt-decorated calf spine, raised bands. In very good condition. Period bookplate to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. āBeautifully printed, and richly adorned with a variety of fine cutsā¦ the greatest part of them being plans of battles, sieges, and incampments, or representations of the situation and face of the countries in which the most material transactions passedā¦ The translator has in a great measure caught the spirit of his author, andā¦ has preserved Caesarās turn of phrase and expressionā (Brueggemann, 520-21). Includes both Caesarās commentaries on the Gallic wars and the civil wars. Additionally includes A. Hirtius Pansaās commentaries on the Alexandrian, African, and Spanish wars. Brueggemann, 520-21. Moss, 241-42. ESTC T136453.

First edition. First edition of Duncan's translation. Folio, 16 1/4" x 10 1/8". [xii], civ, 335, [1], [20] pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Caesar and 84 engraved plates (including 52 double-page, 23 single page, six folding maps, and three folding plates). Bound to style in full speckled tan paneled calf, red morocco spine label, stamped in black and in gilt; red speckled edges. Housed in brown cloth fall-down-back box. Very Good, subtle creasing to spine; spotting and offsetting to frontispiece and title-page; scattered light spotting to text and plates. Folding Buffalo plate present, laid down on tissue, with loss of printed title at bottom. Repaired closed tears in bottom edge of "Battle of the Elephants" plate, with separation in fold at bottom. An impressive first edition of William Duncan's great English translation of Caesar's commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars, featuring stunning engravings of battlefield scenes and plans, maps of Italy, Egypt, Spain, Britain, and Rome, depictions of Druid, Picts, and German soldiers, as well as the iconic image of the Wicker Man. This copy with the scarce large folding plate of the buffalo, not often found in most copies. A beautiful example.