
Description
Opera...De antiquitatibus Iudaicis...De bello iudaico..Contra Apionem...De imperio rationis, sive de Macchabaeis.
Frankfurt: Feyerabend; 1580
Monumental illustrated edition of the works of Flavius Josephus,
with only two auction records (RBH),
in the Latin version by Erasmus, Rufinus Tyrannius and Sigmund Gelen (1497-1554)
Large engraved allegorical frame on the title page, engraved arms of the Duke of Saxony on the preface, a large full-page woodcut depicting the genesis and 97 large woodcut vignettes in the text, engraved initials and headpieces.
Original vellum binding with manuscript title to the spine
Some wear, renewed endpapers
Folio. Size 10 by 14.5 inches
Text in Latin
Reserve: $1,700.00
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1580 FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED MASSIVE FOLIO antique Judaica RARE
Estimate $2,000-$2,500
Starting Price
$850
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 19, 2026 10:00 AM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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