The Works of Flavius Josephus

 Quarto, 2 volumes, bound in contemporary calf, red and green morocco spine labels in gilt, with frontispieces, numerous engraved plates, some folding. In very good condition, with the armorial bookplates of Samuel Bostock, rebacked Titus Flavius Josephus was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the first century CE and the First Jewish-Roman War (66-70 CE), including the Siege of Masada. His most important works were The Jewish War (c. 75) and Antiquities of the Jews. Fielding and Walker 1777-78, London, 1777.