Lot 126
Writings of Josephus Flavius – Tübingen, 1735 – Engravings
Des fürtrefflichen jüdischen Geschicht-Schreibers Flavii Josephi sämtliche Wercke [Selection of Works by the Praised Jewish Historian Josephus Flavius]. Tübingen: Johann Friedrich Cotta, 1735. German.
Selection of the writings of Josephus Flavius, translated into German. Accompanied by twelve engraved plates (some of them folded): a map of Palestine, a map of Jerusalem, the vessels of the Tabernacle, Roman coins, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and more.
[5], 3-28, 736, 212, 178, 12, 34 pp (mispagination in several places) + [8] large engraved plates (two of them folded) and [4] small engraved plates; approx. 35.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Worming to the first and last leaves. Tears along the edges of several leaves (one of them restored). Long tears to one of the engraved plates. Leather-covered binding, with blemishes, tears and wear. Partly detached.
