The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus; Translated

by William Whiston.Containing Five Books of the Antiquities of the Jews. To which are Prefixed Three Dissertations by Flavius Josephus

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Stipple engraved frontispiece portrait in vol. 1. 6 vols. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, flat spines gilt in six compartments, red morocco lettering pieces in the second and fifth. Foxing and staining. Provenance: Joseph Cephas Rawson bookplate . Shaw 155; Rosenbach 155. Item #373080 The earliest American editions of the works of Josephus were published prior to the American Revolution, but were composed of sheets from a Glasgow edition with new

• Binding: Leather

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