Caesar, Commentarii, Venice, Aldus, 1576, later calf

Caesar, Gaius Julius. C. Iulii Caesaris Commentarii ab Aldo Manutio Paulli f. Aldi n. emendati et scholiis illustrati. Venice: Aldo Manuzio, 1576

8vo (158 x 101 mm). Italic type, 30 lines plus headline. collation: *⁸ a-e⁸ f⁴ +-+++⁸ HS-HSHS⁸ [-[[⁸ $-$$⁸A-Z⁸ Aa-Ss⁸Tt¹⁰ A- I⁸ a-d⁸ e⁴ .-...⁸: 594 leaves ($$8 and I6-8 blank). Woodcut device on title-page with a portrait of Aldus the elder, woodcut armorial of Maximilian II on verso of title-page, woodcut initials, headpieces and illustrations, two folding woodcut maps of Spain and Gaul. (Small strip of paper pasted to title-page to cover an inscription, occasional light damp-staining.)

binding: Old German calf (164 x 121 mm), red edges. (Joints, corners and ends of spine repaired, a few small wormholes.)

provenance: "Nicolai Calvi Chiveri[?]", early inscription on title-page with the motto "Speravi et non confundar" — Robert Williams, bookplate — J.G. Ward, bookplate at end. acquisition: Purchased from Sokol Books, London, 2011. references: UCLA 899; Edit16 8190; Renouard 224/16