FLAVIUS JOSEPH & ANDILLY (Robert ARNAULD d'). Histoire d - Lot 210

FLAVIUS JOSEPH & ANDILLY (Robert ARNAULD d'). Histoire des Juifs written by Flavius Joseph under the title Antiquitez judaïques translated from the original Greek revised from various manuscripts. Amsterdam, Gallet, 1700. 2 parts bound in 1 in-folio volume, green morocco, richly decorated ribbed spine, cold fillet framing the covers with small gilt motif in spandrels, gilt roulette on the edges and inside (period binding). New edition translated from the original Greek and revised from various manuscripts, by Arnauld d'Andilly. It is particularly sought-after for its extensive copper-engraved illustrations, including 1 title-frontispiece, 2 large folding maps by Pierre Mortier, 1 large double plate of figures of Jewish ceremonies and 228 mid-page in-text figures. (Brunet III, 572.) A precious copy in contemporary morocco.