Second volume of "Caesar" containing complete 3 books of "Civil War" by Julius Caesar, Alexandrian War, African War and Spanish War by Aulus Hirtius, translated into English by William Duncan, Professor of Philosophy in the University of Aberdeen, published by Harper & Brothers, 82 Cleef Street, New York, undated, 1830s-1840s. [Harper moved to the 82 Cleef Street building in 1825. In 1853 the building and all the equipment were destroyed by fire. In 1855, Harper moved to Franklin Square]

Hard boards, pressed leather, leather spine, 4" x 6,1/2"; "Griff Edwards" is written in red ink on the title page, 300 pages, some foxing, good condition.

"The translator has in a great measure caught the spirit of his author, and has preserved Caesar's turn of phrase and expression." (Brueggemann, 520-21).

"All over Italy men were conscripted, and weapons requisitioned; money was exacted from towns, and taken from shrines; and all the laws of god and man were overturned." The Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the Rubicon in January 49 B.C. to Pompey's death and the start of the Alexandrian War in the autumn of the following year. His unfinished account of the continuing struggle with Pomepy's heirs and followers is completed by the three accounts of the Alexandrian, African, and Spanish Wars by Aulus Hirtius [attributed], which brings the story down to within a year of Caesar's assassination in March 44 B.C.

Aulus Hirtius (c.90-43 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC and a writer on military subjects. He was killed during his consulship in battle against Mark Antony at the Battle of Mutina.

Hirtus was a legate of Julius Caesar's starting around 58 BC and served as an envoy to Pompey in 50. It was reported that Hirtius dined with Caesar, Sallust, Oppius, Balbus and Sulpicius Rufus on the night after Caesar's famous crossing over the Rubicon river into Italy on 10 January 49 BC. During Caesar's Civil War he served in Spain; he may have been a tribune in 48, and in 47 was at Antioch. He was a praetor in 46 and governor of Transalpine Gaul in 45. After Caesar's assassination in March 44, Hirtius was deeply involved in the maneuvering between parties. Having been nominated for that post by Caesar, Hirtius and Pansa became consuls in 43.

Provenance:

From the library of John Griff Edwards, Portsmouth, Virginia.

John Griff Edwards (1870-1912) belonged to the old established settler families in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the United Confederate Choirs of America (1907). After that she was elected the Commander in Chief of the 'United Confederate Choirs.' In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------ $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $32.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $45.50