A Jew Among Romans: The Life & Legacy of Flavius Josephus. [1st hardcover].
by Raphael, Frederic
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE/Near Fine dj. Estate acquisition. Book appears unread: no names, no cover wear or spine creases. Jacket complete/clean/brig
- ISBN 10
- 0307378160
- ISBN 13
- 9780307378163
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York. Pantheon Books. (c2013). HARDCOVER.. FINE/Near Fine dj. Estate acquisition. Book appears unread: no names, no cover wear or spine creases. Jacket complete/clean/bright, meager soil, NO tears. Octavo. (8vo). NOT a remainder. xxvi. + 342pp. Footnotes, Source Notes, Select Bibliography, Index. Terra cotta boards & gilt lettered black cloth back. Deckle edge. First Edition so stated. 1st Printing per print number line. NOT a REMAINDER.
Synopsis
Frederic Raphael is the author of more than twenty novels, f ive volumes of short stories, biographies of Byron and W. Somerset Maugham, and five volumes of his personal notebooks and journals. He is also the translator of, among other works, Petronius’s Satyrica and is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement.
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- Booktopia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5111419
- Title
- A Jew Among Romans: The Life & Legacy of Flavius Josephus. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Raphael, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE/Near Fine dj. Estate acquisition. Book appears unread: no names, no cover wear or spine creases. Jacket complete/clean/brig
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307378160
- ISBN 13
- 9780307378163
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- (c2013).
- Pages
- xxvi. + 342pp.
- Keywords
- Antiquities Titus Flavius Josephus Joseph ben Mattathias Biography Jewish History Ancient History Jewish Wars Judaea Judaism Jerusalem
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo).
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