[Estienne Imprint] Caesar, Caius Julius. Rerum a se gestarum commentarii. De bello Gallico libri VIII. De bello civili Pompeiano libri III. De bello Alexandrino liber I. De bello Africo [!] liber I. De bello Hispaniensi liber I. (...). Paris, Robert Estienne, 1544, [32], 523, [109] pp. 2 folding woodcuts, 5 woodcut illustrations. [Bound With] Eutropius. Epitome belli Gallici ex Suetonii Tranquilli monumentis quae desiderantur. In C. Iulii Caesaris commentarios de bello Gallico ac Ciuili, Henrici Glareani poetae laureati annotationes. Paris, Robert Estienne, 1544, 134, [18] pp. 8vo. 2 works in 1 vol. Bound in later calf, gilt ruled. Armorial bookplate of Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun (c.1673-1731).
“Estienne's handy Caesar, printed in his new italic. The text follows that of the 1513 Aldine ed. At the end is the geographical commentary by Raimundus Marlianus" (Schreiber). Ref. Renouard 61:15. Schreiber 72. Index Aurel. 128.719. Adams C-38. 2. "As a companion to the Caesar, Estienne printed Suetonius' account of the Gallic wars in the epitome attributed to Eutropius, as well as the commentaries on Caesar by the Swiss humanist Glareanus (1488-1563). At the end is a Latin-French glossary of place-names mentioned by Caesar" (Schreiber). Printed in italics. Ref. Renouard 60:13. Schreiber 73. Adams E-1133.
Condition: Minor rubbing, lacking spine label. Contemporary underlining throughout, occasional marginalia.