1664 Rare vellum Latin Book - Works of Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, Civil War, ... with MAPS

 

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: Amstelodami : typ. Dan. Elzevirii, sumptibus societatis, 1664.
Size: 5 " X 3 "
Pages: 456, [56] pages.
Binding: Very good full vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a removable protective mylar cover .
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing and staining).
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.