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Caii Julii Caesaris Opera omnia
by CAESAR, Julius
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Glendale, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Octavo. Two volumes. I: [ii], 422pp.; II: [ii], 441, [i]pp. Colophon to volume 2 (p. 391) - Typis Jacksonianis. Contemporary vellum, gilt. Morocco label. With engraved portrait frontispiece of Caesar, two engraved double-page maps and one double-page engraved plate in volume 1; one engraved double-page map, of Hispania, in volume 2. With the armorial bookplate of David Kennedy. "this edition which is very beautifully printed, and of which there are some sumptuous copies on large paper, is deserving of a place in the student's library, from its extreme correctness" (Dibdin). An excellent copy and quite uncommon in contemporary vellum. ESTC T136732.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201
- Title
- Caii Julii Caesaris Opera omnia
- Author
- CAESAR, Julius
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sumtibus editoris excudebant Londini M. Ritchie & J. Sammells M.DCC.XC. Veneunt apud T. Payne,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1790
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Greek Classics, Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Some late additions;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
Glossary
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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