The Genuine works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian: containing twenty books of the Jewish antiquities, seven books of the Jewish war, and The Life of Josephus, written by himself.
by JOSEPHUS, Flavius (William Whiston M.A.)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
An early American printing of the Whiston edition. Engraved frontispiece, folding map of Solomon s Temple. Large 8vo, bound in full contemporary diced calf, the spines in five compartments separated by wide raised bands with contrasting red and black morocco lettering labels gilt, the covers ruled in gilt, marbled edges. 572; 541 including appendices and index pp. A handsome and well preserved set in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 092
- Title
- The Genuine works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian: containing twenty books of the Jewish antiquities, seven books of the Jewish war, and The Life of Josephus, written by himself.
- Author
- JOSEPHUS, Flavius (William Whiston M.A.)
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. Walker, Newbury Street
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1821
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Religion, Biblical Studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Size
- Quarto
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...