![]() Thick folio (11 by 16 inches, 4 inches thick), modern full tan calf, raised bands, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt.įirst edition of William Whiston’s English translation from Havercamp’s 1726 Greek and Latin texts of Josephus, beautifully illustrated with two large engraved folding plates: “Map of Palestine” and “Descriptions of Models of the Tabernacle of Moses.” An attractively bound large folio.Ī controversial figure, Josephus remains undeniably important in history, literature and the arts. ![]() The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus… Translated from the Original Greek According to Havercamp’s Accurate Edition… by William Whiston. ![]() ![]() “THIS ADMIRABLE TRANSLATION FAR EXCEEDS ALL PRECEDING ONES”: WHISTON’S 1737 FOLIO ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF JOSEPHUS, WITH A LARGE MAP OF PALESTINE AND PLAN OF THE TEMPLE OF MOSES ![]()
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