The commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, of his wars in Gallia; and the civil wars betwixt him and Pompey. Translated into English; with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon. As also The art of our modern training, or tactick practice. By Clement Edmonds esquire, remembrancer of the city of London. Whereunto is adjoyned the Eighth commentary of the wars in Gallia; with some short observations upon it. Together with the life of Caesar, and an account of his medals; revised, corrected, and enlarged

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  • The commentaries of C. Julius Caesar, of his wars in Gallia; and the civil wars betwixt him and Pompey. Translated into English; with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon. As also The art of our modern training, or tactick practice. By Clement Edmonds esquire, remembrancer of the city of London. Whereunto is adjoyned the Eighth commentary of the wars in Gallia; with some short observations upon it. Together with the life of Caesar, and an account of his medals; revised, corrected, and enlarged
  • De bello civili. English
  • Observations upon Caesar's Commentaries, of the civil wars betwixt him and Pompey; Continuation of the wars in Gallia
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Imprint
London] : In the Savoy, printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Jonathan Edwin, at the Three Roses in Ludgatestreet, 1677.
Added name
Edmondes, Clement, Sir, 1566 or 1567-1622. Observations upon Caesars commentaries of the civil warres.; Hirtius, Aulus. De bello Gallico. Liber 8. English.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.
Publication year
1677
ESTC No.
R16632
Grub Street ID
64455
Description
[44], 332, [8], p., [13] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 2°.
Note
Translation of De bello civili

Title page in red and black

With frontis. portrait ([A]1v) of Julius Caesar signed: F.H. van. Houe fec

Printed in double columns; translation by chapters in italic type followed by "Observations" in roman type

"Observations upon Caesar's Commentaries, of the civil wars betwixt him and Pompey." and "A continuation of the wars in Gallia," each have separate title page, dated 1676, on leaves 2B2r and 2R4r, respectively.
Uncontrolled note
DFONOTE blg [8] final p.: a table of contents and a final adv. leaf (sig.*); first gathering (i.e. with frontis. and t.p.) is completely unsigned (cannot infer either sig.[a] or sig.[A]), so that it should be called pi, with frontis. on pi1v