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26 - ARNAUD D'ANDILLY. History of the Jews written by Flavius Jos…
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ARNAUD D'ANDILLY. History of the Jews written by Flavius Joseph under the title of Antiquitez judaïques. Paris, Pierre Petit, 1667. 1 vol. in-folio. Full olive green morocco, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt arms in centre, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt title, gilt edges. Title page in red and black, with engraved vignette. Arnauld d'Andilly's first translation of the work by the Greek historian of the Jewish religion Flavius Josephus. It is decorated with a title vignette, an engraved out-of-text plate, 6 engravings in the text, as well as 22 bands, 22 lettrines and 17 culs-de-lampe. A fine copy that belonged to Madame Victoire de France, with her royal coat of arms and her bookplate engraved on the flyleaf. Bibliotheca Regia" stamp on title page. Ex-libris "R" bearing the motto "Bona fide sine fraude", the motto of Amédée Rigaud (1819-1873), an honorary stockbroker. He began acquiring works and building a library in 1852. Mottling on the boards. Insolation to the morocco. Tear restored on pages 5 and 6. Angular staining, p111 to 114, stains p217, in margins pp 421 to 426, some foxing. Pagination error: no page 165 - 166, not missing.
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