JULES CAESAR, Caius Julius Caesar dit. Commentaries on Caesa - Lot 65

JULES CAESAR, Caius Julius Caesar dit. Commentaries on Caesar. Published in Paris by J. Barbou in 1775. In 2 volumes, format In douze / In-12 (160 x 85 mm). Fawn calf, smooth spine with red morocco title-piece, double horizontal gilt fillet, small gilt tulip-headed compartments, fillet framing the boards, gilt lace on the edges, red edges. 2 ff.n.ch., XIX, 497 pages ; 2 ff.n.ch., 599 pages. Headbands worn, corners and edges rubbed. A fine copy of the bilingual reprint, revised by grammarian Noël-François de Wailly, of Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt's translation of Caesar's Commentaries. The first volume contains the entire Gallic War, while the second volume includes the books of the Civil War, as well as the Alexandrian, African and Spanish Wars, all attributed to pseudo-Caesar. Handwritten bookplate on white endpapers, difficult to read. Charming, very fresh set, printed largely on blue paper.