The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian
by Whiston, William (Translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Otis, Broaders, and Company, 1847. Whiston's translation of the Jewish historian remained the standard for two centuries. "To Which are Added Three Disertations, Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's Command to Abraham. etc." This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition Thus (which seems to have been printed by several publishers in the mid-19th Century). Green cloth binding, stamped in the blind, faded to brown on the spine; Gilt lettering and decorative scrollwork on the spine. Clean text; 880 pages, only mildly foxed. Corners are bumped and there is rubbing to head and foot of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002198
- Title
- The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian
- Author
- Whiston, William (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- Otis, Broaders, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1847
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical History and Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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