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FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS. History of the Jews, written under the tit…
See original version (French)
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FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS. History of the Jews, written under the tit…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS. History of the Jews, written under the title *Antiquities of the Jews*. – History of the Jewish War against the Romans. Amsterdam, Schippers’ Widow & Henry Wetstein, 1681. 2 parts in one folio volume, fawn calfskin, decorated spine, interior lace, red edges (contemporary binding). A splendid edition, ‘sought after for the engravings with which it is adorned’, writes Brunet, namely a frontispiece and 228 half-page illustrations finely engraved on copper. It reproduces the French translations by Robert Arnauld d’Andilly, published in Paris in 1667 and 1668.
A fresh copy, well bound in its original binding.
Caps missing, joints split.
Brunet, III, 572.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Antique books – Alchemy & the occult sciences
Auction location
Auction time
11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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