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The Gallic Wars by Julius CaesarThe Limited Editions Club: Verona, Italy, 1954. A new translation by John Warrington. Wood engravings by Bruno Bramanti, signed by printer and illustrator. Number 271 of 1500 printed. Tall 8vo, 1/4 rust brown linen and decorative hand made paper boards, gilt title at spine. As new / near fine without the slipcase box.
The Gallic Wars (Commentarii de Bello Gallico) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting the Celtic and Germanic peoples in Gaul that opposed Roman conquest.