Julius Caesar (102 B.C. - 44 B.C.) became Consul in Rome in 60. B.C. in a triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. Selected to carry out wars in Gaul and Britain that lasted the next nine years, Caesar believed that he was responding to acts of unprovoked aggression against Rome. The Gallic Wars contain the reports which he sent to Crassus and Pompey in which he gave details of the campaigns in which he and his legions were engaged. In them, we hear about reparations and hostages, satellite powers and secret agents, supply routes and the exchange of prisoners, the censorship of news and the fear of a peace conference being sabotaged, and even an attempt to isolate the Cherbourg Peninsula. Generals throughout history, such as Erwin Rommel and George Patton, have made use of Caesar's strategies and battle plans. The one drawback to reading these reports for most of us, and I was among those who read Caesar in the original Latin in school, is that they were written in the third person, no doubt a tactic by Caesar as to not overly emphasize his personal role in these accomplishments. As this style makes for boring reading, we are pleased to have a translation by John Warrington in the first person. Now, we have something exciting to read! For our edition, Bruno Brimanti has fashioned 30 illustrations, all engravings in wood. Brimanti excelled at his task in that he added a technical dexterity which is nothing short of remarkable, in preparing "information" about the way Caesar's soldiers looked, the way they dressed, the way they fought, and the instruments they used. To satisfy his need for perfection, Brimanti insisted on using boxwood, the hardest wood to obtain. He literally hunted for sections of the trunks of the large box-tree, seasoned them in his studio, sawed them into blocks, and cut and polished the blocks himself. Our book was designed by Dr. Hans Mardersteig, at his Officina Bodoni in Verona, Italy, where the printing and binding were  performed. The engravings were meticulously printed, with careful attention to the impress of the tiniest of lines into the paper. For the paper, Dr. Mardersteig selected one specially made for our book at the mills of the Cartiere di Maslianico, near Como, and it is mold-made. The backs of the boards are covered with a binder's linen of a rust color, on which the title is stamped in gold leaf. The sides are covered with an Italian wood block pattern paper made by Antonio Gabbrielli in the town of Montecatini, having a decorative design that harmonizes with Brimanti's wood engravings. This is copy 727 of 1500, and is signed both by Bruno Brimanti and Hans Mardersteig. The offer includes the four page Limited Editions Club Monthly Letter and the pre-pulication announcement. This offer should appeal to those who study military history, Rome at near the height of its power, and Western Civilization, as well as collectors of hard-to-find LEC titles. Thank you for reading this presentation, and good luck in your searches. Feel free to contact me with any questions.