Commentaries Cæsar Translated English by Caesar Julius (88 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This volume presents Caius Julius Caesar's seminal "Commentaries" in English translation, enriched by William Duncan's discourse on the Roman art of war and Leonard Schmitz's biography of Caesar. "Commentaries" provides firsthand insights into the military campaigns and political strategies of one of history's most influential figures. Duncan's discourse illuminates the sophisticated tactics and logistical prowess of the Roman army, enhancing the reader's understanding of Caesar's victories. Schmitz's biographical sketch offers a concise overview of Caesar's life, from his early political career to his assassination. This edition serves as an invaluable resource for students of military history, classical literature, and anyone interested in the rise and fall of the Roman Republic.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This volume presents Caius Julius Caesar's seminal "Commentaries" in English translation, enriched by William Duncan's discourse on the Roman art of war and Leonard Schmitz's biography of Caesar. "Commentaries" provides firsthand insights into the military campaigns and political strategies of one of history's most influential figures. Duncan's discourse illuminates the sophisticated tactics and logistical prowess of the Roman army, enhancing the reader's understanding of Caesar's victories. Schmitz's biographical sketch offers a concise overview of Caesar's life, from his early political career to his assassination. This edition serves as an invaluable resource for students of military history, classical literature, and anyone interested in the rise and fall of the Roman Republic.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 210. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1908 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 210.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 450. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1655 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 450.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 418. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1815 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 1 Language: English Pages: 418 Volume 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fourth Edition. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked, recornered, with original spine laid down. Front board detached, included. Title page detached, laid in. Additional engraved title page plus 14 plates, some double paged. Some repair to first few leaves. [xii], xxxviii, 196, 142, 10 pp. ; quarto.

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.

, [42], 332 pages, three separate title pages but continuous pagination, contents at the rear, life of Caesar at the front, printed in double colomns, 15 plates including engraved frontispiece by F. H. Van. Houe and 8 folding plates Fifth Edition , boards rubbed and scuffed, title label at little worn, hinges reinforced, few pages with small edge tears, some marking to pages, book in good condition , calf boards, with later calf spine, gilt titles on spine label, raised bands Quarto, 32 x 20 cm Hardback ISBN:

LeatheBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 520. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1755 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume v. 2 Language: English Pages: 520 Volume v. 2.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 472. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1856 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 472.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 480. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1815 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 2 Language: English Pages: 480 Volume 2.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 464. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1858 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 464.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 504. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1755 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume 1 Language: English Pages: 504 Volume 1.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 466 pages. 9.25x5.75x1.17 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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.

Condition: Very Good. Half calf. Five raised bands. Marbled boards. Boards detached; binding separated at p. 50; wear all around; lacking frontispiece. Occasional scholia. Full page plates on recto only; some reinforced at verso edges; one with losses at gutter (request images). xl;196;142;10 pp.