The commentaries of Caesar, translated into English. To which is prefixed A discourse concerning the Roman art of war. By William Duncan, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Aberdeen. Illustrated with cuts
Contributors: Duncan, William, 1717-1760, translator; Hirtius, Aulus, writer of commentary; Tonson, Jacob, 1714-1767, bookseller; Tonson, Richard, 1717-1772, bookseller; Draper, Somerset, bookseller; Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764, bookseller; J. and R. Tonson; Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner; Snodgrass, Thomas, former owner
Publisher: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, and R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall
Published: 1753
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: Military art and science; Early works to 1800; Alexandrine War, 48-47 B.C.; History; Alexandrine War (48-47 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst00804759; Civil War (Rome : 43-31 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01352313; Gallic Wars (Gaul : 58-51 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353154
Other titles: Discourse concerning the Roman art of war.
Work titles: Works
Notes: Head-pieces, capitals.

With the supplementary commentaries attributed to Aulus Hirtius and others.

With an index.

Each part has a divisional half-t.p.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Thomas Snodgrass (East India Company), with his armorial bookplate (his arms were granted in 1799).

Rare Book copy: From the library of George A. Plimpton, with his bookplate.

English short title catalogue, T136453

Gift; George A. Plimpton

Rare Book copy: Bound in full brown leather, gold-tooled, with lettering piece on spine and marbled endpapers.
Table of contents: title: (from divisional half-t.ps.) A discourse concerning the Roman art of war; title: C. Julius Caesar's Commentaries of his wars in Gaul. Book I.[-VIII]; title: Caesar's Commentaries of the Civil War. Book I.[-III.]; title: A Hirtius Pansa's Commentaries on the Alexandrian War; title: A. Hirtius Pansa's Commentaries of the African War; title: A. Hirtius Pansa's Commentaries of the Spanish War.