CÉSAR. The Commentaries. New edition, revised, corrected, an - Lot 14

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CÉSAR. The Commentaries. New edition, revised, corrected, an - Lot 14
CÉSAR. The Commentaries. New edition, revised, corrected, and expanded with historical and geographical notes. Amsterdam and Leipzig, Arkstée & Merkus, 1763. 2 volumes in-12, 19th-century sheepskin, plain decorated spine, gilt frieze framing the covers. XX, 407 pp.; (2) ff., 432 pp. Small wormholes. Vignette on the title pages, and 14 engraved plates, some of which are fold-outs (of 15: one map missing). New edition of the translation by Nicolas Perrot d’Ablancourt, first published in 1650, here revised by Jean-Baptiste Le Mascrier and enriched with historical and geographical notes. The collection brings together the Commentaries on the Gallic War and the Civil War, as well as texts relating to the campaigns in Alexandria, Africa, and Spain.
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