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ref. DADAX0743289536New unknown
1584ref. BTETM0002626Frankfurt: Ioan Wechelum 1584. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo Standard 8vo 6 נ9 in 152 נ229 mm . Ioannes Iucundus Giovanni Giocondo. Please email for Photographs or further information.1584 Third Edition With ProvenanceCOMMENTARIORUM C. IULII CAESARIS DE BELLO GALLICO LIB VIIBy Julius Caesar Aulus Hirtius François HotmanKEY DETAILSCondition: Very GoodFormat: Hardcover Octavo Standard 8vo 6 נ9 in 152 נ229 mm Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.Published By: Ioan Wechelum Frankfurt 1584Language: LatinIllustrated By: Ioannes Iucundus Giovanni GiocondoProvenance: George Hamilton dated 1724 in brown ink on title unidentified; possibly the Field Marshal George Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney 16661737 or a contemporary cleric/scholar of the same name; further research warranted.Collation: Collation: AZ AaZz AaaGgg Ggg HhhLll Corrigenda¹ Printers device¹.Pagination: 16 823 38 pp. including Corrigenda and terminal leaf with Wechels Pegasus device.SKU: BTETM0002626Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5 L: 30 W: 25 Units: cm W: 2KgTracked Shipping Insurance Coverage as per Customer RequestDESCRIPTIONCommentariorum C. Iulii Caesaris de Bello Gallico lib VIICommentariorum C. Iulii Caesaris de Bello Gallico lib VII et Civili Pompeiano lib. IIIPROVENANCEGeorge Hamilton dated 1724 in brown ink on title unidentified; possibly the Field Marshal George Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney 16661737 or a contemporary cleric/scholar of the same name; further research warranted.CONDITION COLLATION & COPY NOTESVery Good - Woodcut vignette to title folding map of Europe frayed to edges with small loss to margins woodcut illustrations woodcut printer's device to final leaf woodcut head-pieces and initials early 18th-century brown ink ownership inscription of George Hamilton to title with further inscription struck-through at head first few leaves with small hole to foot some light spotting and browning contemporary blindstamped sheep central arabesque device to covers lacking ties some wear upper joint split at head and foot. Adams C69produced by the Wechel press a leading humanist house that unlike many Lyon/Antwerp editions of the same era combined a corrected text scholarly notes and an ambitious illustration program in a portable octavo format.8vo 16.5 × 10.5 cm. Complete including three natural-history plates are famous and distinctive to this Wechel series.Uri figura wild ox / aurochs Bos primigenius.Bison figura bison.Alcis figura elk-like creature Caesars description may refer to the European elk Alces alces.These originated in the 1513 GiocondoAldine Caesar and were faithfully re-cut for Wechel.Please see photos as part of condition reportPlease see Photos as part of condition report.SYNOPSISCommentarii de Bello Gallico English: Commentaries on the Gallic War also Bellum Gallicum English: Gallic War is Julius Caesar's first-hand account of the Gallic Wars written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting the Celtic and Germanic peoples in Gaul who opposed Roman conquest. Ioan Wechelum hardcover
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ref. SONG1561036617Used: Good unknown
ref. 84918Paris, J.J. Dubochet, Le Chevalier, Editeurs, 1845. 18 x 27, 727 pp., reliure carton, bon état (sauf couverture défraîchie).