1676 Antiquities of Jews by JOSEPHUS 1st Jewish WARS Hebrew English HUGE MAP
“And when the book of Daniel was showed to Alexander the Great, wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended.”
– Josephus, Antiquity of the Jews
Flavius Josephus’s most important and famous work was his historical account of the Jewish people, ‘Antiquities of the Jews.’ This work is one of the most referenced works regarding the history and origins of the Jewish faith, providing history beyond what is found in the Bible.
This enormous 1676 first English edition of Josephus was translated out of the d’Andilly French by Thomas Lodge.
Item number: #28259
Price: $1500
1676 Antiquities of Jews by JOSEPHUS 1st Jewish WARS Hebrew English HUGE MAP
“And when the book of Daniel was showed to Alexander the Great, wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended.”
– Josephus, Antiquity of the Jews
Flavius Josephus’s most important and famous work was his historical account of the Jewish people, ‘Antiquities of the Jews.’ This work is one of the most referenced works regarding the history and origins of the Jewish faith, providing history beyond what is found in the Bible.
This enormous 1676 first English edition of Josephus was translated out of the d’Andilly French by Thomas Lodge.
Item number: #28259
Price: $1500
JOSEPHUS, Flavius
The works of Josephus
London: printed for Jonath. Robinson, 1676. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- Antiquities of the Jews – [12], 543, [1]
- Wars and Ruine of the Jews – [6], 557-854 (i.e., 844), [34]
- Pagination errors expected
- Large double-page map included
- Provenance:
- Handwritten – Thomas Woolven
- Armorial Bookplate – Collegium Novum Oxon: 1702
- Coat of arms of New College, University of Oxford. Mottos: MANNERS MAKYTH MAN; HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; secure
- Size: ~14.75in X 9.25in (37.5cm x 23.5cm)
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Category
Religion
Authors
JOSEPHUS, Flavius
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete