1664 Rare vellum Latin Book - Works of Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, Civil War, ... with Maps.
(Description)
Author: C Julius Caesar; Josephus Justus Scaliger.
Title: C. Julii Caesaris quae extant Ex emendatione Jos. Scaligeri. [Works of Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, Civil War, etc. edited by J. Scaliger]
Language: Text in Latin
Publisher: Amstelodam, Typis Danielis Elzevirii, Sumptibus Societatis, 1664.
Size: 4.5" X 2.5".
Pages: 456 pages + index.
Binding: Very good contemporary full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the illustrated title page and the 3 folding maps of Spain, Gaul, and the Roman Empire from England to Morocco. The maps are titled : "Romani Imperii Typus," "Galliae Veteris Descriptio," and "Typus Hispaniae Veteris."
Estimate: (USD 350 - USD 450)
The book: Rare 17th-century edition of the work of Julius Caesar. Including:
C. Julii Caesaris Commentariorum de bello Gallico liber I[-VIII] --
C. Julii Caesaris Commentariorum de bello civili liber I[-III] --
A. Hirtii Pansae Commentariorum de bello Alexandrino liber unus --
A. Hirtii Pansae Commentariorum de bello Africano liber unus --
A. Hirtii Pansae Commentariorum de bello Hispaniensi liber unus --
C. Julii Caesaris Fragmenta --
De Galliae divisione Aldi Manutii P.F.A.N. Commentarius, ad Franciscum Morandum Sirenam --
Nomenclator geographicus omnium Galliae, Germaniae, & Britanniae locorum, quorum apud Caesarem fit mentio excerptus quidem olim potissimum è thesauro geographico Abrahami Ortelii.
The author: Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), known by his nomen and cognomen Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, military general, and historian who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He also wrote Latin prose.