221 - CÉSAR (Julius). The Commentaries on the Gallic Wars. — The Three Books on the Civil War Against Pompey and His Followers. Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1603–1602. 2 parts in one quarto volume, reversed leather, ribbed spine, red title label (modern binding).

CÉSAR (Julius). The Commentaries on the Gallic Wars. — The Three Books on the Civil War Against Pompey and His Followers. Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1603–1602. 2 parts in one quarto volume, reversed leather, ribbed spine, red title label (modern binding). Second edition of Blaise de Vigenère’s translation, first published in 1589–1590. Attractive frontispiece title page featuring a portico design, engraved on copper by Thomas de Leu, a woodcut portrait of the Roman emperor, and a Gallican charter. Pinholes and foxing; slight crease on the title-frontispiece. Small tear with no loss on 5 leaves. Tiny wormholes along the edges of a few of the final end leaves. Expert: Mr. Dominique Courvoisier