The Works . translated by William Whiston.

FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS.

Edité par Date d'édition : 1828

London: Thomas Tegg. 1828. Six volumes in three, small 8vo. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spines ornamented in gilt and with red lettering-pieces; six wood-engraved vignettes to title-pages, bound without half-titles; extremities a little worn, a little spotting initially and and at the end of each volume, otherwise a handsome set with gist inscription, dated 1852, to front fly-leaf of each volume.First Thomas Tegg edition of Whiston's superior translation (first, 1737), the most detailed history of the Jewish Uprising against the Roman Empire, and his Antiquities of the Jews, with a 39-page index. William Whiston (1667-1752) was a Cambridge natural philosopher and theologian. 'His translation of Josephus proved an enduring legacy, finding a place in many Anglo-American homes well into the late twentieth century' (ODNB). N° de réf. du vendeur 2121804

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Titre : The Works . translated by William Whiston.
Date d'édition : 1828
Reliure : Couverture rigide