The genuine works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian. Translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition. ... To this book are prefixed eight dissertations, ... By William Whiston,
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- The genuine works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian. Translated from the original Greek, according to Havercamp's accurate edition. ... To this book are prefixed eight dissertations, ... By William Whiston,
- Works. English
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- Imprint
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London : printed by W. Bowyer for the author: and are to be sold by John Whiston, 1737.
- Publication year
- 1737
- ESTC No.
- T112661
- Grub Street ID
- 164627
- Description
- [4],cvi,*cv-*cviii,[1],cviii-clii,1021,[83]p.,plates : ill.maps ; 2°.
- Note
- With a half-title and 41 final leaves of author's note to the reader, indexes, addendum, errata, and advertisements
The "Directions to the bookbinder" at the end state that if the work be bound in 2 vols., the "Eight dissertations" (pp.i-clii) should be bound at the beginning of vol.2, ie. between pp. 688 and 689
Bowyer's records show 250 copies printed on Genoa demy, 500 copies on Holland demy, and 250 copies on Holland crown; the initial sheets were printed with each paper having the same number of copies, so 27 sheets had to be reprinted, presumably to raise the number of copies on Holland demy.