The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus the Jewish Historian
by William Whiston
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G to Vg
- Seller
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Colombies, France
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About This Item
London: London Printing and Publishing Company. n.d. (1880s) . Full Leather. G to Vg. Bound in full calf leather( (has the colour of walnut furniture), 5 raised bands, maroon leather label, titled in gold, new endpapers, frontis portrait of Flavius Josephus, vignette on pre-title page, marbled page edges, 53 engraved plates, 848pp. Contains "The Antiquities of the Jews", "A history of the jewish wars", Three Dissertations concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist etc. It also contains "The Life of Josrphus", written by himself and a "Sequel to the History of the Jews continued to the date of witing comprehending the events of two centuries from the fall of Jerusalem to the time of the Emperor Severus. Binding has recently been rebacked and is now in vg to fine condition. All the plates have some degree of foxing but the text is vg.
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- Bookseller
- Northgate Books
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5833
- Title
- The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus the Jewish Historian
- Author
- William Whiston
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - G to Vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- n.d. (1880s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London Printing and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
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