C. Iulii Caesaris quae extant

Elzevirian edition of the text of Julius Caesar, following the review established by the philologist and humanist historian Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540-1609), associated with the University of Leiden; this posthumous edition appeared twenty-six years after Scaliger’s death.

A desirable copy exhibiting all the distinguishing features of the first issue: 

• The buffalo head decorating the headpiece vignette of the dedication and of page 1
• Page 149 is misnumbered 153
• Page 335 is misnumbered 345
• Page 475 is misnumbered 375
• The index printed in italic type

Engraved title-page, two ornamental headpiece vignettes, a portrait of Julius Caesar and 5 full-page woodcut plates, 3 folding engraved maps, numerous small ornamental initials, a tailpiece featuring a grotesque head.

Empire-style binding in full red morocco, covers decorated with gilt frames and gilt fleurons at each corner, smooth spine tooled with gilt fillets and vase motifs, title, date and publisher gilt-stamped on the spine, gilt roll-tooling on the board edges, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, gilt edges.

Discreet rippling to the leather, corners, lower edges and headcaps lightly rubbed, spine very slightly sunned, rare ink annotations on a few leaves.

A prized edition printed in very small new type, sought after for the quality of its paper and the elegance of its illustrations, here meticulously bound in fine Empire-style red morocco.