Caesar julius william duncan (10 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The Commentaries of Julius Caesar: De Bello Gallico; De Bello Civilis; De Bello Hispaniensi; De Bello Africano; De Bello Alexandrino in the important translation by William Duncan.

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.…

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. …