The Commentaries of Cæsar.
Place and Imprint: Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870.
Edition: First edition, first issue of the advertisements with only three earlier titles in the series listed.
Bibliographical References: Sadleir, Trollope, 35; NCBEL III, 883.
Condition: Edges slightly worn and bumped; very good copy.
Book ID: 29120
Physical Description
Small 8vo, original decorated terra-cotta cloth, gilt lettering. Four pages of publisher's terminal advertisements; advertisements on the verso of the half-title.Comments
Anthony Trollope's fine edition of the Commentaries of Caesar, and the fourth in Blackwood's series of Ancient Classics for English Readers, edited by W. Lucas Collins. Trollope's interesting 27-page introduction begins "It may perhaps be fairly said that the Commentaries of Caesar are the beginning of modern history. . . . The simplicity of the narrative which he has left us is their chief characteristic, if not their greatest charm." Following the Commentaries is Trollope's seven-page conclusion. Brocklebank bookplate on the front paste-down, with the signature of T. Brocklebank on the half-title.Sold
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