Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden), Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1635. 12mo. Bound in a later (mid 19th century) half calf binding with three raised bands and gilt spine. Edges worn and spine slightly rubbed. Cracks to capitals and hinges. Small holes to title-page and previous ownership signature cut out from blank lower margin of title-page. Underlinings and marginal notes in the form of indications of paragraphs in old hand, otherwise internally clean. Engraved title page. With 5 full-page woodcuts and 3 folded maps.
The scarce true first printing of this esteemed and highly soought-after Elzevier-edition, which by many is considered the finest of all the Elzevier productions. - Dibdin I: 360.
Frankfurt, Aubrius Marnius, 1606. 4to. In contemporary half vellum ove rmarbled boards. Small stamp to lower inner margin of title-page. A few names and occassional marginal annotations to title-page and throughout in contemporary hand. With handwritten ownership note and latin annotations of the Saxon scholar and Deacon M. Christian Friedemann Martinis. Some soiling to extremities and binding rubbed and bumped. Internally browned and partly waterstained, premarily affecting pp. 389-508. otherwise a good copy. (16), 450, (30), 579, (1) pp. (wanting the three maps I: Romani Imperii typus, II: Galliae veteris desriptio, III. typus Hyspaniae veteris).
The rare first edition containing Caesar's famous work (books I-VII) on the Gallic Wars (58 to 51/50 B.C.) and the 8th book by Aulus Hirtius in Latin and Greek.
Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep, 2003, (vijfde druk als Salamander klassiek), in-8°, 372 pp. Gekartonneerde uitgevrsband. Mooi exemplaar.