
THE CONQUEST OF GAUL
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Penguin, Middlesex, 1951. Penguin Classics L21. A New Translation by S. A. Handford. Hard cover, 283 pages including Notes and Glossary, followed by ads. Very good; red buckram with gold lettering and decoration on spine; light edge wear, upper front corner bumped; binding sound. Dust jacket with price intact has edge wear, short tears and tiny losses; spine darkened, old damp stain along upper rear spine edge; inked price above original on flap. One underline noted in Introduction; remainder of interior clean and unmarked, black & white map. This is a record of Caesar’s campaigns between 58 and 50 BC. His narrative provides insights into the man, the soldier, the political culture at the time and his military strategy. Also viewed as political propaganda, Caesar records the events for the Roman public knowing that when he returns to Rome there will be civil war.