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FLAVIUS JOSEPH & ANDILLY (Robert ARNAULD d'). History of the…
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FLAVIUS JOSEPH & ANDILLY (Robert ARNAULD d'). History of the…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,800 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FLAVIUS JOSEPH & ANDILLY (Robert ARNAULD d'). History of the Jews written by Flavius Joseph under the title of Antiquitez judaïques translated from the original Greek revised from various manuscripts. Amsterdam, Gallet, 1700.
2 parts bound in 1 volume in-folio, green morocco, richly decorated ribbed spine, cold fillet framing the covers with small gilt motif in spandrels, gilt roulette on the edges and inside (period binding).
New edition translated from the original Greek and revised from various manuscripts by Arnauld d'Andilly. It is particularly sought after for its large copper-engraved illustration comprising 1 title-frontispiece, 2 large folding maps by Pierre Mortier, 1 large double plate of figures of Jewish ceremonies and 228 mid-page in-text figures. (Brunet III, 572.)
A precious copy in contemporary morocco.
See original version (French)
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