1852 JOSEPHUS HISTORY OF JEWS Whiston trans. Leather

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The Works of Flavius Josephus the learned and authentic Jewish historian and celebrated warrior: with three dissertations, concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's command to Abraham, etc. and explanatory notes and observations translated by William Whiston, A. M., University of Cambridge Cincinnati: H. S. & J. Applegate, & Co., 1852 648 pages, leather-covered boards, gold lettering on spine. 6 x 9-1/2 inches. Hinges are frail; text block intact. Covers have worn spots. Considerable foxing on endpapers; modest foxing inside; no marks or torn pages. Edges darkened. Blind-stamped cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Edges darkened with age. A few engravings throughout. Good condition or a bit better. Josephus, of course, is one of the most important references to Jewish history at the time of Christ. No serious student of early Christian history should be without a Josephus. Collectible! Thank you for bidding! Please check our list for many more antique books and paper items.