C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant Ex emendatione Ios. Scaligeri.
CAESAR, Julius. C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant Ex emendatione Ios. Scaligeri.
Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635
12mo. (124 x 75 mm.). Engraved title, woodcut portrait roundel of Caesar and folding map of the Roman Empire, as well as 5 further full-page woodcut illustrations of techniques of Roman warfare, and folding maps of Gaul and Hispania, some Greek letter at end. Top edge cut slightly close by binder but not affecting running titles, small inkstain to corner of lower margin of one quire, but not touching text, short paperflaw to Aa3 affecting one or two words, ffep loose but holding, a fine copy overall in contemporary armorial crushed olive morocco gilt, Continental arms to covers surmounted by a coronet, spine gilt with fleurons and red morocco title label, a little rubbed in patches including joints, corner and head and tail a little bumped but attractive overall, a.e.g.
FIRST EDITION, third impression of “la plus parfaite des productions elzeviriennes…[the most perfect of all Elzeviers]” (Willems).
Willems 420n; B 2014; R 411; Copinger 735.
CAESAR, Julius. C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant Ex emendatione Ios. Scaligeri.
Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635
12mo. (124 x 75 mm.). Engraved title, woodcut portrait roundel of Caesar and folding map of the Roman Empire, as well as 5 further full-page woodcut illustrations of techniques of Roman warfare, and folding maps of Gaul and Hispania, some Greek letter at end. Top edge cut slightly close by binder but not affecting running titles, small inkstain to corner of lower margin of one quire, but not touching text, short paperflaw to Aa3 affecting one or two words, ffep loose but holding, a fine copy overall in contemporary armorial crushed olive morocco gilt, Continental arms to covers surmounted by a coronet, spine gilt with fleurons and red morocco title label, a little rubbed in patches including joints, corner and head and tail a little bumped but attractive overall, a.e.g.
FIRST EDITION, third impression of “la plus parfaite des productions elzeviriennes…[the most perfect of all Elzeviers]” (Willems).
Willems 420n; B 2014; R 411; Copinger 735.
CAESAR, Julius. C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant Ex emendatione Ios. Scaligeri.
Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635
12mo. (124 x 75 mm.). Engraved title, woodcut portrait roundel of Caesar and folding map of the Roman Empire, as well as 5 further full-page woodcut illustrations of techniques of Roman warfare, and folding maps of Gaul and Hispania, some Greek letter at end. Top edge cut slightly close by binder but not affecting running titles, small inkstain to corner of lower margin of one quire, but not touching text, short paperflaw to Aa3 affecting one or two words, ffep loose but holding, a fine copy overall in contemporary armorial crushed olive morocco gilt, Continental arms to covers surmounted by a coronet, spine gilt with fleurons and red morocco title label, a little rubbed in patches including joints, corner and head and tail a little bumped but attractive overall, a.e.g.
FIRST EDITION, third impression of “la plus parfaite des productions elzeviriennes…[the most perfect of all Elzeviers]” (Willems).
Willems 420n; B 2014; R 411; Copinger 735.