Caesar, Commentarii, Venice, Aldus, 1561, later vellum

Caesar, Gaius Julius. C. Iulii Caesaris commentariorum de bello Gallico, libri VIII. Civili Pompeiano, lib. III. Alexandrino, lib. I. Africano, lib. I. Hispaniensi, lib. I... cum correctionibus Pauli Manutii. Venice: [Paolo Manuzio], 1561

A reprint of the 1559 Aldine edition (see lot 228).

8vo (145 x 96 mm). Italic type, 29 lines plus headline. collation: a-b⁸ A-Z⁸ Aa-Rr⁸: 336 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device on title-page and final verso (otherwise blank), woodcut initials, two double-page woodcut maps with coloring, woodcut illustrations with coloring.

binding: Old vellum (148 x 100 mm), brown morocco lettering-piece. (Binding very slightly soiled.)

provenance: old German shelf label pasted to inside front cover. acquisition: Purchased from Philip J. Pirages, McMinnville, OR, 2019. references: UCLA 660; Edit16 8177; Renouard 184/20