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. The Commentaries of Cæsar. 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 Cæsar, 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. Seller Inventory # 68968
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