Jules César & N. Perrot - Les Commentaires de César - 1708

Rare illustrated edition, notably featuring a magnificent frontispiece and 3 engraved plates, of this fundamental work of Antiquity, in which Julius Caesar recounts his campaigns with military and political precision, notably the Gallic War -

This text, both a historical narrative and an instrument of propaganda, lays out the strategies, battles, and diplomatic negotiations that enabled Caesar to extend Roman influence, while highlighting his role as a leader and organizer.

This volume, printed by Declaustre, stands out for its elegant typography and its bibliophilic importance, as a witness to the reception of César at the beginning of the eighteenth century -

It embodies both a major historical document and a valuable editorial milestone, which links ancient tradition to European scholarly culture -

Julius Caesar / N. Perrot - The Commentaries of Caesar - 1708 - Volume I - Louis Declaustre -
LX-444-[36] p

Good condition of the binding, the work in its period brown morocco leather, wear from use, headcaps, corners and joints worn, red speckled edges, spine with raised bands, manuscript title in ink on a title piece pasted to the spine, gilt volume numbering.

Good interior condition, browning, attractive headbands, a beautiful initial, work enriched with an engraved frontispiece and 3 folding plates (some with tears), text in two columns in Latin with the French translation beside -

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