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DUNCAN, William (illustrator). . 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.

First edition of Duncanâs famous translation of Caesarâs Commentaries, sumptuously illustrated withÂfrontispiece 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. âBeautifully printed, and richly adorned with a variety of fine cuts⦠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 passed⦠The translator has in a great measure caught the spirit of his author, and⦠has preserved Caesarâs turn of phrase and expressionâ (Brueggemann, 520-21). Includes both Caesarâs commentaries on the Gallic wars and the civil wars. Additionally includes A. Hirtius Pansaâs 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.