Alle de werken van Flavius Josephus, behelzende twintigh boeken van de Joodsche oudheden [...]. Nog zyn daarby gevoegd de vyf boeken van Egesippus [...] [Trsl. into Dutch by W. Séwel after R. Arnauld d'Andilly's French trsl.].

2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [26]-482-[12]-483/782-[30]-113-[11] pp. (quires *2-*3 bound before p. 483, lacking *4; first 2 ff. loosening, a few marg. tears or repairs, some light dampstaining, some minor soling).

Contemp. half calf (rubbed, corners bumped), paper on boards (rubbed), spine with 6 raised bands (rubbed, sm. def. at head & tail, joints rubbed), black leather title labels (sm. def.).

Standard ancient history of the Jews by Flavius Josephus (37-100). Reissue of the ed. Amsterdam, P. Mortier, 1704. Engr. ill.: front., 2 vign. on titles, engr. dedic. to Gerbrant Pancras Michielz, 1 folding map ("Bysondere kaart vande vier groote monarchien") by Pieter Mortier, 3 fold. plans and 209 engr. in text (lacking 1 full-page pl., 9 folding double-page pl. and 1 folding map). Titles in red and black. Printed in 2 col.
Ref. STCN.
Joined: 1. Basnage de Beauval, J. - Vervolg op Flavius Josephus; of Algemene historie der Joodsche naatsie, behelzende ene uitvoerige beschryving van derzelver regerings-vorm, godtsdienst, gezinten en plegtigheden [...]. Amsterdam, G. Onder de Linden; Delft, R. Boitet, 1726-1727. 2 vol., folio: [54]-658 (last 8 ff. also numbered 658), [6]-659/1940 (browning, spotting at bl. bottom of vol. 1). Id. binding to Flav. Jos. Dutch translation of "L'histoire et la religion des Juifs" (1706-1711) by J. Basnage de Beauval (1653-1723), French minister at Rotterdam and The Hague and official historian. Engr. ill.: nice title (dated 1727), 2 title-vign., full-page portrait of dedicatee Egidius van den Bempden, dedication leaf, author's portrait and 90 ill. in text (lacking full-page pl.). 4 tables (of which 1 folding). General title printed in red and black. Printed in 2 col. Ref. Haitsma Mulier/VdLem 32c.- STCN (i.a. BL).
Prov. "Ce livre appartient à moi, Le jardinier, B. Wolf (?)" (ownership entries in all 3 vol. of the set, on titles & endpapers). - 2. Dufour, A.H. - Atlas pour servir à l'enseignement et à l'étude de l'histoire universelle de l'église catholique, comprenant 24 cartes coloriées pressées sous la direction de Rohrbacher. Paris, Gaume & Co, 1877. Folio. Half shagreen. (4 vol.)