Alle de werken [...]. Aelles uyt de overzetting van den heer d'Andilly in 't Nederduytsch overgebragt door W. Séwel. Nóg zyn daarby gevoegd de vyf boeken van Egesippus van de Joodsche oorlogen, en de verdelging Jerusalems [...].

3 parts in one vol., folio (28,5 x 44,7 x 8 cm): front.-[36]-1/482-[2]-483/782-[30], 113-[11] pp.; 14 pl. (2nd front. missing; sl. dampstaining, larger in begin., tear without lack to p. 3, occ. ff. sl. browned, occ. sl. spotting, marg. tears strengthened in pp. 239 and 301, some foxing at end).

Contemp. blind-stamped vellum, large central lozenge fleuron, smaller ones and fillets on boards, spine with raised bands (lower cover rubbed, rubbing on front, one stain on front cover). Good large-paper copy.

First Dutch edition by W. Séwel (1654-1720) based on the latest French edition of Arnaud d'Andilly (1589-1674) of the standard ancient history of the Jews by Flavius Josephus (37-100). Engr. ill.: frontispiece, 9 double-page ill., 5 maps or plans (one fold.), 209 in-text ill. by J & C. Luyken and title-vignette. Title in red & black. Printed in 2 col.
Ref. Poortamn II:235-240:51. - Van Efmond, Covens & Mortier, p. 180. - STCN.